Warning of Heavy Rain Disasters in Kochi Prefecture: Stay Vigilant Until Tomorrow

2023-08-17 04:22:43

Warning of disasters due to heavy rain mainly in Kochi Prefecture until tomorrow in Shikoku (Weather forecaster Daisuke Nishikawa August 17, 2023)-Japan Weather Association tenki.jp

Shikoku Until tomorrow, watch out for disasters caused by heavy rain, mainly in Kochi Prefecture

August 17, 2023 13:22

Today’s Shikoku region is experiencing heavy rain, mainly in Kochi Prefecture, due to the warm and humid air, and there are places where the accumulated rainfall for 72 hours, including the rain from Typhoon No. 7, exceeds 200 mm. . Heavy rains are expected to continue tomorrow, mainly in Kochi Prefecture, so please be vigilant once morest landslides. Also, watch out for low-lying land flooding and rivers rising and flooding.

Inflow of moist air peaks today

Looking at the weather map at 9:00 am today, the interval between isobars is narrowing over the southern sea of ​​Shikoku, between the low pressure near the Nansei Islands and the high pressure overhanging from the east. For this reason, warm and moist air is flowing intensively toward Shikoku, and active rain clouds are hanging over Kochi Prefecture.
This condition is expected to continue for the rest of today, but as the Pacific High expands to the west, the distance between isobars over the southern sea of ​​Shikoku will widen and the inflow of warm and moist air will gradually weaken.
The weather is expected to improve the day following tomorrow, as the Pacific High will cover Shikoku.

Forecast of future rain In Kochi Prefecture, there is a risk of very heavy rain until around dawn tomorrow.

After this, active rain clouds are expected to flow into central and eastern Kochi Prefecture and southern Tokushima Prefecture in the early followingnoon.
Tonight, rain clouds are expected to gradually weaken in Tokushima Prefecture, but active rain clouds are likely to flow in mainly in the central and eastern parts of Kochi Prefecture until dawn tomorrow, and there is a risk of very heavy rain. .
Tomorrow morning, the rain will weaken in Kochi Prefecture, but in the followingnoon, the atmospheric conditions will become unstable over a wide area, so heavy rain accompanied by thunder is expected in some areas, mainly in mountainous areas. Even following the rain stops, stay alert and stay vigilant for landslides.
The rain will mostly stop tomorrow night.

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