West-Northern Japan Atmospheric instability Locally very heavy rain May 23: 4:45
Due to the effects of the front and low pressure, the air condition has become unstable in a wide range from western Japan to northern Japan, and it has been raining extremely locally. On the 23rd, air instability is expected to continue over a wide area, mainly in Hokuriku, and caution is required for landslide disasters and inundation.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, warm and humid air flows toward the front and low pressure, which makes the atmospheric conditions unstable in a wide range from western Japan to northern Japan. This time is local in Kyushu, Tokai, and Tohoku. Rain clouds are developing.
One hour until 4:00 am on the 23rd, 53.5 millimeters of heavy rain fell in Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and 32 millimeters of rain fell in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture.
Due to the rain so far, the risk of landslide disasters has increased in Akita Prefecture, and there are areas where "Sediment Disaster Warning Information" has been published.
The unstable atmosphere is expected to continue until the night of the 23rd, and there is a risk that heavy rain will fall in a wide range from western Japan to northern Japan, especially Hokuriku. .
The Japan Meteorological Agency is alert to landslides, inundation of low land, and flooding of rivers in areas where rainfall is already high.