News Typhoon Lan to crash Obon holiday week

[thomas]

With the landfall of Typhoon No. 7 tomorrow Tuesday, authorities warn of fierce winds, relentless rain and high waves in western and eastern Japan. As the typhoon is moving very slowly, at 10-15 kph, the JMA said it will take about two days to pass through Japan.

In some areas, the total amount of rainfall could exceed the average amount for the entire month of August. [...] Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) warned that their respective Tokaido Shinkansen Line and Sanyo Shinkansen Line services would almost certainly be halted that day. JR Tokai said the Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo and Osaka may also be suspended from Aug. 14 until Aug. 16. JR West said Sanyo Shinkansen services between Shin-Osaka and Okayama stations could be halted on Aug. 15.

Slow-moving typhoon now threatening Kinki and Tokai | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Typhoon Lan set to crash Japan holiday week

TOKYO: Japanese authorities on Sunday (Aug 13) warned residents in much of the country to prepare for a strong, slow-moving typhoon set to hit during the peak summer travel week. Typhoon Lan is on course to make landfall on Tuesday on Japan's main island of Honshu, bringing heavy rain and...

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I am glad we cancelled our trip to Kyushu .

 

[johnnyG]

The 'channel' I usually look at: (which will auto-update every 10-15min)

気象庁｜統合地図ページ

地図コンテンツページです。気象警報、大雨危険度、台風情報、気象情報、天気予報、季節予報、ひまわり、アメダス、ウィンドプロファイラ、海上警報、潮位観測情報、波浪観測情報、津波、地震情報、推計気象分布、震央分布、噴火警報、降灰予報を表示します。

www.jma.go.jp

And with this, use shift+ left/right arrow keys to animate it thru a short time.

気象庁 | 雨雲の動き・雷活動度・竜巻発生確度（ナウキャスト）

このページでは、1時間先までの降水分布、雷の活動度、竜巻発生の確度の予報をご覧いただけます。

www.jma.go.jp

 

[Petaris]

Luckily we don't have plans for tomorrow and can just stay in all day if need be. I heard that JR will not be running trains tomorrow (in Nara and Osaka anyway).

 

[thomas]

It looks like Typhoon No. 7 caused a lot of havoc in the West.

Typhoon Lan brings damage and power outages to western Kansai

In the wake of the storm, the city of Tottori released water from the Saji River Dam late afternoon Tuesday due to fears that the dam would overflow.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Typhoon moving northward after causing havoc in west Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The 'channel' I usually look at: (which will auto-update every 10-15min)

気象庁｜統合地図ページ

地図コンテンツページです。気象警報、大雨危険度、台風情報、気象情報、天気予報、季節予報、ひまわり、アメダス、ウィンドプロファイラ、海上警報、潮位観測情報、波浪観測情報、津波、地震情報、推計気象分布、震央分布、噴火警報、降灰予報を表示します。

www.jma.go.jp

And with this, use shift+ left/right arrow keys to animate it thru a short time.

気象庁 | 雨雲の動き・雷活動度・竜巻発生確度（ナウキャスト）

このページでは、1時間先までの降水分布、雷の活動度、竜巻発生の確度の予報をご覧いただけます。

www.jma.go.jp

Useful links, thanks!

 

[Petaris]

We got some light to mildly strong winds and some light rain on and off here in Nara. Kintetsu ran their trains all day but everything was closed anyway, even the local grocery store. It really qualified as nothing more than a mild storm in this area, at least in my opinion.