Typhoon No. 4 Okinawa Yaeyama region places severe caution in storm areas

Typhoon No.4 Okinawa Yaeyama region warns of severe storms August 5 at 09:09

Typhoon No. 4 is heading northwest while involving the Yaeyama region of Okinawa Prefecture in a stormy area. In the Sakishima Islands, a storm may blow for a while after this, and the Meteorological Agency calls for strict caution.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency's announcement, Typhoon No. 4 is supposed to be traveling northwest at a speed of 15 km per hour, 60 km west of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture at 5 am on the 3rd.

The central air pressure is 990 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 30 meters, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 40 meters, and the wind speed of more than 25 meters is blowing within 75 kilometers east of the center and 55 kilometers west of the center.

At this time, the typhoon was closest to the Yaeyama region of Okinawa, and at Ihara between Ishigaki City, we observed a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 30.8 meters at about 2:30 am.

Storm winds may blow in the Sakishima Islands for some time after this, and fierce winds may blow in the Ishigaki Island region.

The maximum wind speed on the 3rd is expected to be 30 meters in the Yaeyama district, 23 meters in the Miyakojima district, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 40 meters in the Yaeyama district and 35 meters in the Miyakojima district.

In addition, the coastal area is expected to continue for a while after this.

Rain clouds locally develop on the Sakishima Islands, which can cause a very heavy rainfall of 70 mm per hour.

The amount of rainfall in the 24 hours until the night of the 3rd is expected to be 200 mm in many areas of the Yaeyama region.

In addition, the tide level is expected to be high for a while after this, so be careful of high tides near the coast and estuaries.

The Meteorological Agency cautions against storms and calls for high waves accompanied by swells and calls for landslide disasters, flooding of low land, flooding of rivers, and heavy wind gusts such as lightning strikes and tornadoes.