Kanto Koushin Be alert for local extremely heavy rain and inundation at 15:21 on August 12
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Due to the rise in temperature and moist air, the atmosphere in Kanto Koshin became extremely unstable, and rain clouds had developed locally.
In 1 hour until 2:30 pm, we observed extremely heavy rain of 78 points and 5 mm in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, and 32.5 mm of heavy rain in Saitama City.
In Kanto Koshin, there is a possibility of extremely heavy local rains late in the evening on the 12th, and the Japan Meteorological Agency cautions against inundation of low land and calls for sufficient caution against lightning strikes and gusts.
Road flooded in Saitama city
In a residential area in Honta, Urawa-ku, Saitama city, the road was flooded to the level of an adult's knees, and the garbage collected at the garbage collection point was washed away.
Also, half of the car tires in the parking lot were submerged in water.
A man in the neighborhood said, "I was surprised because the water reached my knees in no time."
In Saitama Tokorozawa
In Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, heavy rain hitting the ground continued for about 30 minutes after 1 pm.
On the driveway in front of Tokorozawa City Hall, it was seen that water sprayed every time a car passed the road.
In addition, there were occasional loud thunders and strong winds that caused the hat to fly.
In Ibaraki Chikusei
In the video of the camera installed by NHK in front of JR Shimodate Station in Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture, a strong wind started to blow and heavy rain started occasionally before 1 pm, and the sound of thunder was occasionally heard.
People who did not have an umbrella rushed into the building due to sudden rain and thunder.