Due to the stagnant front, Kyushu has experienced record heavy rainfall in various parts of western and eastern Japan, with more than half of the annual rainfall in the past week.
In the Chugoku region and Kyushu, it is expected that it will rain very heavily over the 19th, and even if the rain weakens, it will intensify again, and the risk of disaster may increase sharply.
Please be very careful about sediment-related disasters and river floods, and continue to stay in a safe place.
West / East Japan Rain intensifies again
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the inflow of moist air is increasing toward the stagnant front, and during this time, rain is increasing in Kyushu and Shikoku.
In the hour until 4:00 pm, we observed a very heavy rain of 75 mm with a rain gauge installed in Unzen City by Nagasaki Prefecture.
In Makurazaki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, the rainfall for these 72 hours is 535 mm, which is the highest since the start of observation.
Due to the rain that has fallen so far, the risk of sediment-related disasters has become extremely high in Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Tokushima, and Shizuoka prefectures, and there are areas where "sediment-related disaster warning information" has been announced.
Total rainfall over 1200 mm Annual rainfall over half
In addition, the rainfall from the beginning of the rain on the 11th of this month to 5 pm
reached 1266.5 mm in Unsendake, Nagasaki Prefecture, 1172.5 mm
in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, 1040.5 mm
in Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture
, and 549 mm
in Miiri,
Hiroshima City
. In Ureshino City, etc., the annual rainfall has already exceeded half of the average year.
Future forecast
It is a future outlook.
Due to the warm and moist air flowing toward the front and the cold air in the sky, the atmosphere remained extremely unstable, and on the 19th, heavy rain accompanied by lightning over a wide area from western Japan to northern Japan caused heavy rain in the Chugoku region. In Chugoku, Kyushu, and Tokai, there is a risk of extremely heavy rain of 50 mm or more per hour.
The amount of rain that falls in 24 hours until the evening of 19th
is expected to be
150 mm in Shikoku and Tokai
▽
120 mm in northern Kyushu and southern Kyushu, Chugoku region, Kinki
▽ 80 mm in Kanto Koshin and Tohoku
It has been.
After that, in the 24 hours until the evening of the 20th, there are many places,
▽ 100 mm to 150 mm in Shikoku and Kinki
▽ 50 mm to 100 mm
rain in
northern Kyushu and southern Kyushu, Chugoku region, Tokai, Kanto Koshin
It is expected to fall.
In areas with record heavy rains, a large amount of water is still accumulated in the soil, so even if the rain weakens, the rain will increase again and the risk of disasters such as sediment-related disasters and river flooding will increase rapidly. May increase.
Stay alert and stay vigilant.
Check the information released by the local government and evacuate to a safe place as soon as possible if you are in a place where there is a risk of disaster, and continue to stay in a safe place if you have already evacuated.
In addition, in past disasters, there were cases where the voice of a family member saved lives.
If you have a family member or acquaintance in an area where heavy rain is expected, please call to call for evacuation.