Due to the influence of the developing low pressure, the wind is getting stronger mainly on the Sea of Japan side of northern Japan, Niigata prefecture, and Hokuriku, causing snowstorms in some places.
The 19th is expected to be a stormy weather with very strong winds accompanied by snow, so be wary of blizzards and be careful of avalanches and falling snow from the roof.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, as a low pressure system is developing and passing over the sea south of Hokkaido, the wind is getting stronger mainly in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Niigata Prefecture, and Hokuriku, causing snowstorms in some places.
In Akita City,
we observed a maximum instantaneous wind speed
of 27.8 meters at around 3:50 am, and
in Sakata City
,
Yamagata Prefecture
,
we observed a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 26.4 meters before 5 am.
The snow is getting stronger, and there are places where it has been snowing about 30 cm in the last 12 hours along the mountains in Niigata and Yamagata prefectures.
In northern Japan, Niigata prefecture, and Hokuriku, it is expected that the weather will be rough with very strong winds accompanied by snow, and the maximum expected wind speed is
23 meters in Hokkaido and Niigata prefecture
, 20 meters in Tohoku,
and 18 meters in Hokuriku. The
maximum instantaneous wind speed is expected to reach 30 to 35 meters.
The waves are high at sea and it is expected to be possible in various places.
Due to the winter-type pressure distribution and the strong cold air in the sky, snow continues mainly on the Sea of Japan side, and
the amount of snow that falls in the 24 hours until the morning of the 20th is large
, 50 cm in Niigata prefecture
, 40 cm in Tohoku,
It
is expected to be
30 cm in Hokkaido and
25
cm in
Hokuriku.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is wary of the effects of blizzards, high waves, and blizzards on traffic, and is calling for careful attention to avalanches, falling snow from roofs, and freezing of road surfaces.