Typhoon No. 14, a large typhoon, is expected to move eastward across the Sea of ​​Japan while enveloping various parts of western and eastern Japan in its stormy area, and is expected to approach the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions before noon.


The rain and wind are expected to intensify over a wide area, including the Kanto and Tokai regions, and severe weather is expected.



[In the second half of the article, we will introduce details of high tide times in various places in the future]

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Typhoon No. 14 is believed to be moving east-northeast at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour over the sea 80 kilometers north-northwest of Fukui City at midnight on the 20th.



The central pressure is 980 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed is 30 meters, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 40 meters, and the wind speed of 25 meters or more is blowing within 280 kilometers north and 220 kilometers south of the center.



The Chugoku region, Kinki, Tokai/Hokuriku, and Nagano prefectures are all in the storm zone, while western Japan, eastern Japan, and most of the Tohoku region are in the strong wind zone with wind speeds of 15 meters or more.



The maximum instantaneous wind speed for the three hours up to 11:30 pm on the 19th was 30.8 meters at around 9:40 pm in Okinoshima Town, Shimane Prefecture.



The Chugoku region, the Kinki region, and the Tokai region are covered by well-developed rain clouds, causing intermittent torrential rain.

Record-breaking rainfall across western Japan

Typhoon No. 14, which is traversing the archipelago, has caused record heavy rains in various parts of western Japan, and damage such as flooding and landslides has been confirmed one after another.



In Nango, Misato Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, the amount of rainfall reached 985 mm from the beginning of the month on the 15th of this month, and


24-hour rainfall in Tsuda, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture reached 369 mm by 3:30 pm on the 19th, the highest in recorded history. became.



In Shimane and Tottori prefectures, the risk of landslide disasters has increased significantly due to the rain so far, and there are areas where "landslide warning information" has been announced.



In Yamaguchi Prefecture, there is a river that exceeds the "flood danger water level", which is extremely dangerous for flooding.

Expected to approach Hokuriku and Tohoku Wind and rain intensify over a wide area such as Kanto

This is the outlook for the future.


The typhoon is expected to approach the Hokuriku and Tohoku areas from now until before noon, and rain and wind are expected to intensify over a wide area, including Kanto Koshin, Tokai, and Hokkaido.



On the 20th, heavy rain is expected to fall mainly in eastern Japan and northern Japan, with localized extremely heavy rain of 50 mm or more per hour.



In the Tokai area, a "linear precipitation belt" will occur in which rain clouds develop one after another on the morning of the 20th, and the risk of heavy rain disasters may increase sharply.



The amount of rain falling in the 24 hours until late at night on the 20th

is expected to be


200 mm in the Tokai


region, 150 mm in the Hokuriku, Kanto-Koshin, and Tohoku regions


, 120 mm in Hokkaido, and 100 mm in the Kinki region.


increase.

The maximum wind speed

expected



on the 20th is

30 meters in the Chugoku and Hokuriku regions

, 25 meters in the Tokai, Tohoku, and Kinki

regions, and 23 meters in the Kanto-Koshin and Hokkaido regions

. 40 meters in

▽Tokai, Tohoku, Kinki, Kanto Koshin, and 35 meters in Hokkaido.

On the 20th, waves are high with swells, and on the 20th there will

be 8 meters in the Chugoku region and Kinki,

7 meters in northern Kyushu and Tokai, and

6 meters in Hokuriku, Kanto Koshin, Tohoku, and Hokkaido

. It is expected.

In the Hokuriku region, mainly in Ishikawa Prefecture, the tide level is expected to rise considerably toward dawn, and there is a risk of flooding due to storm surges.


















The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for strict vigilance against landslides caused by heavy rains, rising rivers, flooding of low-lying land, storms, high waves, and storm surges.

Beware of rapid deterioration of the situation Check the latest information

Due to the approach of the typhoon, the atmospheric conditions have become unstable over a wide area, so we need to be careful not only of sudden heavy rain, but also of strong gusts such as lightning strikes and tornadoes.



Transportation may be affected in a wide range on the morning of the 20th.



Make sure to check the latest weather and traffic information.