Typhoon No. 9 May cause storms from early morning Sakishima Islands of Okinawa Strict vigilance on August 8, 11:45

Typhoon No. 9 is a large and very strong typhoon. It is expected to pass through the Sakishima Islands on the south side of Okinawa, developing to a tremendous force from late evening to the 9th. The Ishigaki and Miyakojima regions will soon have storms, and the weather station is calling for strict alerts, which is expected to continue over the 9th.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the large and extremely strong typhoon No. 9 seems to be moving northeast and northwest at a speed of 15 km / h on the southeast of Ishigaki Island at 11 am on the 8th.

The atmospheric pressure at the center is 920 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 50 meters, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 70 meters, and within a radius of 200 km from the center, the wind speed is over 25 meters.

The typhoon continues to move northward with further development, and is expected to pass through the Sakishima Islands from late 8th to 9th.

The Ishigakijima and Miyakojima regions will soon have storms, which are expected to continue over the 9th, and the weather station has announced storm warnings throughout the Sakishima Islands.

The maximum wind speed expected on the 8th is 55 meters in the Sakishima Islands, 23 meters in Kumejima, 20 meters in the central and southern Okinawa main islands, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 75 meters in the Sakishima Islands, 35 meters in Kumejima, and the southern main island And 30 meters in the north.

The Sakishima Islands are expected to be heavily rainy on the 9th, with heavy rain of 100 millimeters per hour on the 8th, many places.

Furthermore, the wave height is expected to be 13 meters in the Sakishima Islands and 12 meters in the main island of Okinawa.

In Sakishima Islands and Kumejima, there is a risk of flooding and flooding due to storm surges, and a storm surge warning has been announced in Kumejima Town.

The Meteorological Observatory calls for strict alerts against storms and heavy rains in the Sakishima Islands, flooding in low land, high waves in the Sakishima Islands and the main island of Okinawa, and storm surges in the Sakishima Islands and Kumejima Town. .