Possibility of linear rain belt in Tokai, Kinki, and Shikoku; heavy rain warning continues

From Tohoku to Chugoku and Shikoku, on the morning of the 9th, heavy rain was observed in some places due to the influence of a front and a tropical cyclone near Shikoku. The front is expected to move southward off the Pacific coast of eastern and western Japan on the 10th. The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge caution against landslides, flooding of low-lying areas, and rising river waters due to heavy rain. People also need to be careful about lightning strikes and gusts of wind.

[Jiji.com Weather Forecast]

There is a possibility that a linear precipitation band will form in the Tokai, Kinki, and Shikoku regions on the 9th. The period is until noon in Wakayama, Tokushima, and Kochi prefectures, until early afternoon in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, until evening in Mie prefecture, until around 9 p.m. in Aichi and Gifu prefectures, and until late at night in Shizuoka prefecture.

A level 5 flood warning was issued for the Shonai River in Aichi and Gifu prefectures at 6:20 p.m. on the 8th, but was lifted at 12:40 a.m. on the 9th.

In Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, 262.5 mm of rain fell in the 24 hours up to 7:20 a.m. on the 9th, and in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya City, 219.5 mm fell in the same period up to 1:20 a.m.

The predicted rainfall for the 24 hours up to 6 a.m. on the 10th is expected to be 200 mm in the Tokai and Kinki regions, 150 mm in Shikoku, 120 mm in Kanto-Koshin and Hokuriku, and 80 mm in Tohoku. After that, the rainfall amount until 6 a.m. on the 11th was 80mm in the Kanto-Koshin region.