On the 18th, strong winds blew across various regions, causing damage that appeared to be the result of this in Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, and other areas.
Truck overturns on Shuto Expressway in Adachi Ward, Tokyo
At 2 p.m. on the 18th, a call was made to 110 on the Shuto Expressway Central Loop Line in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, saying that a truck had overturned due to the wind.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, an 8-ton truck driven by a man in his 30s overturned and collided with a light passenger car driven by a man in his 50s who was driving in the next lane.
There were no injuries in this accident.
The Metropolitan Police Department believes the truck was blown over by strong winds and is investigating the circumstances in detail.
The scene is about 100 meters west of Kohoku Junction, and some sections of the Central Loop Road have been closed from around 3 p.m. due to strong winds.
"Yachibokori" in Yachimata City, Chiba
On the morning of the 18th, a photo was taken of strong winds blowing up dust in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture.
The man in his 50s, a truck driver who filmed the video, said, ``When I was driving a large truck, the wind was so strong that I had to take off the steering wheel, and when I parked my car in the parking lot and tried to get out, the door was opened. While I was driving, the windshield of my car was covered in dust, turning it a brownish color, and there was so much dust that I couldn't see in front of me.There was so much dirt on the road that I saw students walking on the side of the road. We couldn't even keep our eyes open," he said.
The phenomenon of sand being blown up by strong winds like this one is called ``Yachibokori'' in the Yachimata City area, and is a problem at this time of year.
Yachimata City has a thriving field crop that takes advantage of its fine-textured, well-drained soil, and is one of the largest producers of peanuts in the country.
However, if a strong wind blows in the dry early spring, when there is little rain, and the fields are empty after the peanut harvest in the fall, the dust will spread.
According to the Yachimata City Agricultural Administration Division, efforts are being made to prevent the soil from becoming bare by encouraging people to plant wheat and other plants that grow in early spring and serve as fertilizer in the fields, but it is currently difficult to stop the problem. about it.
A tree falls from the base in a park in Kawaguchi City, Saitama
Winds were also strong in Saitama Prefecture, causing trees to fall from their roots in a park in Kawaguchi City.
No one was injured, and the city is investigating the situation in detail, believing that the tree may have fallen due to strong winds.
Around 10 a.m. on the 18th, a woman living nearby contacted the city saying that a tree had fallen and was blocking the road at a park in Ryoke 2-chome, Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture.
Kawaguchi City investigated and found that one Somei Yoshino tree, measuring approximately 2 meters around the trunk and at least 5 meters high, had fallen from its roots, and rotten parts were found inside the tree.
Also, judging from the condition of the tree, it seems that it was planted about 50 years ago.
No one was injured.
According to the meteorological observatory, winds in Saitama Prefecture on the 18th became stronger from the morning due to the winter-like atmospheric pressure pattern of high in the west and low in the east, and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 20.4 meters was observed in neighboring Saitama City at 1:58 p.m. It reached 28 meters in Tokorozawa City at 12:58 p.m., making it the strongest in March since observations began in 2008.
Kawaguchi City believes the tree may have fallen due to strong winds and is currently investigating the situation in detail.
Nagano Swimming school's metal roof may have been torn off due to strong winds
Due to the winter-like atmospheric pressure distribution, winds strengthened throughout Nagano Prefecture on the 18th, causing damage in which the metal roof of a swimming school in Nagano City was torn off.
No one was injured.
According to the fire department, just before 11:30 a.m. on the 18th, a staff member reported that the roof of a swimming school building in Wakasato, Nagano City, had been torn off.
Firefighters found that six metal plates, each 30 centimeters wide and 20 meters long, on the 10-meter-high roof had peeled off or were beginning to peel off.
It did not fall to the ground, and some of it was recovered by swimming school staff, and the fire department reinforced it with ropes, etc., so there were no injuries or damage to surrounding buildings.
According to the meteorological observatory, the developing low pressure system moved eastward, creating a winter-like atmospheric pressure pattern of high in the west and low in the east, resulting in stronger winds across Nagano Prefecture on the 18th.
In Nagano City, a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 17.9 meters was observed just after 10 a.m., and strong winds continued to blow in the area even after that, so the fire department said it was likely that the roof was torn off due to strong winds. Masu.