Typhoon No. 10 Record storm, heavy rain, etc. Maximum alert: 8:11 on September 6
Typhoon No. 10 is a large and extremely strong force that is heading north while enrolling the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture in a stormy area, and may approach Kyushu in 7 days.
The Japan Meteorological Agency urges that measures be taken before the typhoon approaches, as it may lead to record-breaking storms, high waves, high tides, and heavy rainfall that have never been experienced before.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency's announcement, a large and extremely strong typhoon No. 10 seems to be traveling north at a speed of 20 km per hour on the sea 160 km southeast of Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture at 8 am.
The central air pressure is 925 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 50 meters, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 70 meters.
The Daitojima region of Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima prefecture are in a stormy area.
▽ Minamidaitojima observed a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 50.7 meters after 3:30 am,
▽ 5 am in Uruma
city on the
main island of Okinawa At around 40 minutes,
the maximum instantaneous wind speed
was 34.1 meters, and
at Kikaijima in Kagoshima Prefecture, it was 31.9 meters at 7:20 am.
Rain also intensified mainly in the southern part of Kyushu, and within 1 hour until 7am,
a rainfall gauge installed in Yakushima Town by Kagoshima Prefecture observed a heavy rainfall of 46 mm.
The typhoon kept its power on the 6th, after approaching the Amami region most during the day, and then continuing northward, and on the evening of the 6th, it approached Kagoshima prefecture considerably, and further northward to the west of Kyushu for 7 days. Is expected to do.
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that it was less than 7:40 am that Typhoon No. 10 slightly weakened its power, and it is less likely to issue a special typhoon warning in Kagoshima Prefecture.
However, the typhoon is expected to approach southern Kyushu and the Amami region with a very strong force, and there is a possibility that record-breaking heavy rains, storms, high waves, and high tides will cause great damage. , Calling for the greatest caution.
In the Amami region and southern Kyushu, it is expected that there will be a stormy wind that may cause some houses to collapse over the 7th.
Maximum wind speed over the 7th is
▽ 50m in Amami region,
▽ 40 meters in Okinawa and northern Kyushu,
▽ 25 meters in Shikoku/Chugoku region,
▽ 23 meters in Kinki, and
maximum instantaneous wind speed is expected to reach 35 to 70 meters.
It will be over 10 meters in Okinawa/Amami, Kyushu, and Shikoku in 7 days, and it is expected to become a big one in Kinki and Tokai.
Watch out for heavy rain
Heavy rain may occur over 6 days in Okinawa and southern Kyushu/Amami and 7 days in southern Kyushu and northern Kyushu, causing heavy rain.
Large rivers may cause flooding in areas where typhoons approach.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging that measures be taken before the typhoon approaches.
Evacuation after strong wind and rain can be fatal and extremely dangerous.
For those who are in the path,
▽Check the risk around your home with a hazard map,
▽Consider the evacuation site and the timing to start
evacuation
,
▽Prepare things to take with you during evacuation, etc. Be prepared and act early.