Due to the influence of low pressure accompanied by fronts, there is a risk of extremely heavy rain of 50 mm or more per hour locally on the 18th in western Japan, so it is necessary to pay sufficient attention to sediment-related disasters and inundation of low land.
It is expected that it will rain and snow even in Tohoku, which was damaged by the earthquake, so be careful of sediment-related disasters and avalanches in areas with strong shaking.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it is raining over a wide area of western Japan due to the influence of low pressure accompanied by fronts, and it is intensifying locally.
In the hour until 6 am, it
rained 54 mm very heavily at Aguni Airport in Okinawa Prefecture.
The low pressure system is expected to continue to develop eastward on the southern coast of Honshu, and there is a risk of heavy rainfall of 50 mm or more per hour, mainly in southern Kyushu.
It will also rain and snow in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were damaged by the earthquake, and there is a risk of heavy rain, especially on Saturday, the 19th.
The amount of rain in the 24 hours until the morning of the 19th is
expected to be
150 mm in southern Kyushu
, 100 mm in Okinawa
, 80 mm in Amami,
and 50 mm in Tohoku .
With the development of low pressure, the wind will strengthen on the Pacific side of Tohoku on the 19th, and it is expected that the sea will break.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for careful attention to sediment-related disasters, inundation of low land, and flooding of rivers, as well as strong winds and high waves, as well as severe gusts such as lightning strikes and tornadoes.
In areas where the tremors were strong due to this earthquake, the ground may loosen and the risk of sediment-related disasters due to rain may be higher than usual, or the accumulated snow may become unstable.
Be careful of landslides and avalanches.