Observation of yellow sand in the Chugoku region of Kyushu Over 30 days from west to northern Japan

Yellow sand has been observed in Kyushu and the Chugoku region due to the intensifying westward wind from the continent.

Yellow sand is expected to be observed in a wide range from western Japan to northern Japan over the 30th, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling attention to driving a car in poor visibility.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, yellow sand has been observed in northern Kyushu and various parts of the Chugoku region on the morning of the 29th due to the intensifying westward wind from the continent.

The "visibility" of the range where objects can be clearly seen with the naked eye is

▽ Fukuoka city is 10 km or more, but

▽ Matsue city is 6 km,

▽ Hiroshima city is 8 km,

▽ Okayama city is 9 km, which is less than 10 km. , There are some places where the outlook is a little worse.

Yellow sand is gradually washed away to the east, and is expected to be observed in a wide range from western Japan to northern Japan from the night of the 29th to the 30th, and it is expected that the "visibility" will be less than 5 km in some places.

The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution when driving a car in poor visibility and when yellow sand adheres to laundry.

In Fukuoka

Yellow sand was observed in Fukuoka City on the morning of the 29th.

Yellow sand is expected to arrive in Fukuoka Prefecture over the 30th, and the Meteorological Observatory is calling attention to the impact on traffic due to the adhesion of yellow sand outdoors and the deterioration of visibility.

According to the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory, yellow sand was observed in the northern part of China, and as of the afternoon of the 28th, the "visibility" of the range where things could be clearly seen with the naked eye was less than 2 km.

Yellow sand was gradually washed away to the east, and yellow sand was observed in Fukuoka City at 10:30 am on the 29th. The visibility is more than 10 km. This is the fourth time that yellow sand has been observed in Fukuoka City since the 18th of this month.

In the image taken by NHK from the camera installed in the tower facing Hakata Bay in Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City, in the direction of the city center around 10 am, the distant buildings are hazy and difficult to see. It was.