Fukui cities given emergency warnings for heavy rain
Land ministry officials are calling on people to stay away from rivers, irrigation canals and flooded roads.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued emergency warnings for heavy rain in three Fukui Prefecture cities on Sunday morning, the highest alert level available. The municipalities, Fukui, Ono, and Katsuyama, faced a heightened risk of landslides and flash floods due to warm, humid air from the south merging with a rain front extending from the Sea of Japan. This combination created cumulonimbus clouds, leading to intense, vertical rainstorms and heavy downpours.
Takuya Hosomi, a JMA official, explained that the weather conditions were reminiscent of those from Thursday, when Level 5 warnings were also issued for five municipalities in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. These areas experienced downpours of 50 to 60 millimeters per hour for an extended period since Saturday night. Land ministry officials advised residents to avoid rivers, irrigation canals, and flooded roads.
Rainfall in the 24 hours leading up to 6 a.m. on Sunday reached 300 mm in Katsuyama and 233 mm in Ono, both of which were the highest on record. The Miyama district of Fukui recorded 245.5 mm of rainfall during the same period. Despite the current subscription plan not allowing commenting, the story details the severe weather conditions and the JMA's response to the emergency.
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