Typhoon No. 30 approaches Kyushu on the 26th, heavy rain warning in eastern and western Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency

On the afternoon of the 24th, large-scale typhoon No. 30 moved northward over the sea north of the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there is a risk that it will approach Kyushu on the 26th, after which it is expected to turn into an extratropical cyclone and move off the coast of Shikoku. East and west Japan will need to be on guard against heavy rain, due in part to the effects of a stationary front.

At 3 p.m. on the 24th, No. 30 headed north-northeast at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour on the sea about 250 kilometers north of Yonaguni Island. The central pressure was 985 hectopascals, and the maximum wind speed was 30 m/s. An area with strong winds of 25 m/s or more is within 150 km on the southeast side and 110 km on the northwest side, 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.

On Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, 567 millimeters of rain fell in the 48 hours up to 1:40 p.m., setting a new record for the highest amount ever observed at this location. In Owase City, Mie Prefecture, 329 mm of rain fell in the 24 hours ending at 5 p.m.

The predicted rainfall for the 24 hours up to 6pm on the 25th is expected to be 250mm in northern Kyushu, 120mm in Hokuriku and Chugoku, 100mm in Okinawa, and 80mm in Kinki. After that, until 6 p.m. on the 26th, the same rainfall amount was 300 mm in Shikoku, 200 mm in northern Kyushu, 150 mm in Kanto-Koshin and Kinki, southern Kyushu, 100 mm in Chugoku, and 80 mm in Hokuriku. As of 6 p.m. on the 27th, the rainfall amount was 150 mm in Kanto and Koshin, 120 mm in Shikoku, and 100 mm in Kinki.

Meanwhile, Typhoon No. 31 formed near the Marshall Islands at 3 a.m. on the 24th. It is expected to move towards the waters near Minamitorishima with very strong force on the 29th.