Typhoon No. 18 Be careful of local heavy rain in northern Kyushu and Shikoku after 2nd October 19:00
Typhoon No. 18 is expected to travel northeast through the East China Sea toward the Korean peninsula after the 2nd. Due to the influence of moist air, heavy rain may fall locally in northern Kyushu and Shikoku from the 2nd to the 3rd.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Typhoon No. 18 is going north in the East China Sea, and it is expected to change the course to the northeast after the 2nd and head toward the Korean Peninsula.
Warm and moist air around the typhoon flows, resulting in unstable atmospheric conditions, especially in northern Kyushu and Shikoku, and there is a risk of heavy rain with lightning locally from the 2nd to the 3rd. .
The amount of rain that falls in the 24 hours until the evening of the 2nd is expected to be 120 mm in the northern part of Kyushu and 100 mm in the Shikoku area. In the northern part of Kyushu, it may rain from 100 to 150 mm, which may cause heavy rain.
In northern Kyushu, the wind blows strongly from the night of the second day, the maximum wind speed is 18 meters, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 30 meters, and the wave height at sea is expected to be 5 meters.
The Japan Meteorological Agency calls for careful attention to strong winds and storm surges in areas where heavy rain is expected, in addition to landslide disasters, inundation of low land, and river flooding.
In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to severe gusts such as tornadoes in areas away from typhoons.