Hokkaido Be alert for landslides even though the rain peak is too high August 31 20:33

In Hokkaido, the atmospheric conditions are very unstable, and in Iwamizawa and Mikasa cities, heavy rains of over 90 millimeters per hour have fallen. Although the rain peak has passed, the weather station continues to call on caution for landslides caused by heavy rains, low land inundation, river flooding and flooding.

According to the Sapporo District Meteorological Observatory, the atmosphere in Hokkaido is very unstable due to the cold air flowing into the sky.

In Iwamizawa city, 94.5 millimeters of heavy rain fell in the hour until 3:31 pm, and in the vicinity of Mikasa city, the meteorological agency radar analyzed about 100 millimeters of rain in the hour until 3.30 pm It seems to have fallen.

According to the fire department, there is no information about injuries so far, but in Iwamizawa City and Mikasa City, roads are flooded and houses are flooded.

According to the meteorological observatory, the rain peak has passed, but in Hokkaido, the atmosphere remains unstable, so the amount of rain per hour is 30 mm on the Sea of ​​Japan and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. It is expected.

The Meteorological Observatory is called to watch out for landslides caused by heavy rains, inundation of low land, flooding and flooding of rivers, as well as tornadoes and other strong gusts and lightning, and hail, mainly in the southern part of the Sea of ​​Japan in Hokkaido. It is.

Moreover, according to the weather stations in various places, it is expected that the atmosphere will become unstable in northern Japan for a day, and that thunderstorms will occur.