Typhoon No. 30 moves northward north of the Sakishima Islands, heavy rain warning in western Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency

On the morning of the 24th, large-scale typhoon No. 30 was located in the sea north of the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, and was expected to move northward through the East China Sea into the 25th. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there is a risk that it will approach Kyushu on the morning of the 26th, and by the morning of the 27th, it is expected to turn into an extratropical cyclone and move off the Pacific coast of western and eastern Japan.

The front extended into western Japan, and heavy rain fell in Mie Prefecture on the morning of the 24th. Northern Kyushu, the Chugoku region, Kinki and Hokuriku regions need to be on guard for heavy rain into around the 26th.

At 9 a.m. on the 24th, No. 30 headed east at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour on the sea about 50 kilometers north-northeast of Yonaguni Island. The central pressure was 980 hectopascals, and the maximum wind speed was 30 m/s. Maximum instantaneous wind speed is 45 meters. An area with strong winds of 25 m/s or more is within a radius of 110 km, and an area with strong winds of 15 m/s or more is within 650 km on the northeast side and 560 km on the southwest side.

In Kihoku Town, Mie Prefecture, 89.5 millimeters of rain fell in the hour up to around 6:40 a.m. In Owase City, Mie Prefecture, 302.0 millimeters of rain fell in the 12 hours up to 9:20 a.m. Meanwhile, on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 35.0 meters was observed just after 9:20 a.m.

The predicted rainfall for the 24 hours up to 6 a.m. on the 25th is expected to be 250 mm in northern Kyushu, 150 mm in Okinawa, 120 mm in China, and 100 mm in Hokuriku. After that, up to 6 a.m. on the 26th, the same rainfall amount was 200 mm in northern Kyushu, 120 mm in China, and 100 mm in Hokuriku and Kinki. As of 6 a.m. on the 27th, the rainfall amount was 200 mm in the Kinki region, 100 mm in northern Kyushu, 80 mm in Chugoku, and 60 mm in Hokuriku.