Japanese airlines canceled over 100 flights on Friday due to two approaching tropical storms. Authorities urged evacuations in some areas, fearing flooding and landslides. The storms may interact, creating the Fujiwhara effect and complicating forecasts.
Typhoon No. 6 is causing heavy rain in Shikoku and Tokai. A "Level 4 Landslide Risk Warning" is issued for southern Tokushima Prefecture, and the Japan Meteorological Agency warns of a high possibility of linear precipitation zones forming in Kochi and Tokushima Prefectures.
Typhoon No. 6 is causing intense rainfall in Japan's Shikoku and Tokai regions. The Japan Meteorological Agency warns of a high possibility of linear rainbands forming in Kochi and Tokushima prefectures, with similar risks extending to the Kinki and Tokai regions until the 3rd.
Typhoon No. 6 is causing heavy rain in Shikoku and Kinki. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a Level 4 heavy rain warning for western Kochi Prefecture, with a high possibility of a linear precipitation zone forming within three hours in western and central Kochi.
The oil tanker Voyager is expected to arrive at the port of Kikuma on Shikoku Island where a Taiyo Oil refinery is located on May 3
