East Japan and Tohoku Pacific side Beware of localized heavy thunderstorms January 28 18:37
Atmospheric conditions are expected to become unstable over the 29th, mainly in the eastern Japan and the Pacific Ocean side of the Tohoku region, due to the effects of low pressure, so it is necessary to pay close attention to severe local thunderstorms.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a low pressure with a front near the Kii Peninsula is expected to pass the southern coast of Kanto on the morning of the 29th, and then to the north off Sanriku.
For this reason, the air condition will be unstable over the 29th, mainly in the eastern Japan and the Pacific side of the Tohoku region, and there may be a local thunderstorm with a heavy rain of 30 mm or more per hour accompanied by lightning.
The amount of rain falling in the 24 hours until the evening of the 29th is 130 mm in the Izu Islands,
120 120 mm in Kanto,
100 It is expected to be 100 mm in Tohoku.
In addition, winds are increasing in some places on the Pacific side of eastern Japan due to the approach of low pressure, and extremely strong winds may blow in northern Japan on the 29th.
The maximum wind speed over the 29th is
2323 meters in Hokkaido,
▽ Expected to be 20 meters in Tohoku, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is expected to reach 30 to 35 meters.
At sea, the height of the waves is expected to be 6 meters in 29 days in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto and Tokai.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is wary of storms and high waves, and calls for careful attention to gusts such as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
4 people injured by strong wind
In the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, from the morning to the afternoon on the 28th, a 61-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman riding a bicycle, and an 82-year-old woman and a 78-year-old woman walking, were all four. He fell over in the wind and suffered minor injuries, such as hitting his head and waist.