TOKYO, Sept 7 (NNN-NHK) – Tropical Storm Yun-yeung, formed over the seas south of Japan, is likely to hit eastern Japan’s Pacific Ocean side and make landfall tomorrow, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The weather agency said, Yun-yeung was travelling north-northeast over the sea south of Japan, at about 25 km per hour, as of 9.00 a.m. local time today, adding that, extremely heavy rain accompanied by thunder is expected in eastern and northern Japan through Saturday.
Weather officials said that, bands of heavy rain clouds may form around the Izu Islands, in the Pacific south of Tokyo, from tonight through tomorrow morning, warning of possible mudslides, floods in low-lying areas and swollen rivers.
In the 24 hours through tomorrow noon, as much as 250 millimetres of rain is expected in the Tokai region and the Izu Islands, and 150 millimetres in the Kanto-Koshin region.
In the 24 hours through Saturday noon, 100 to 200 millimetres of rain may fall in Kanto-Koshin, 100 to 150 millimetres in the Tohoku region, and 50 to 100 millimetres in Tokai and the Izu Islands.– NNN-NHK
