Record-breaking rainfall of 125 mm/hr observed in early morning in Ishigaki, calls for caution on Okinawa Island as well

Record-breaking rainfall of 125 mm/hr observed in early morning in Ishigaki, calls for caution on Okinawa Island as well

Caption: Ishigaki after suffering torrential downpours, around 7:55 a.m. on May 12 in Maezato, Ishigaki City


May 12, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition

 

In the early morning on May 12, the atmosphere became extremely unstable as a result of the onset of the rainy season, and torrential rain fell primarily around the Yaeyama region. As of 7:00 a.m., record-breaking rainfall of 125 mm/hr was observed in Tonoshiro, Ishigaki.

 

The Ishigaki Local Meteorological Observatory issued a heavy rain and flood warning for Ishigaki City and Taketomi Town, which was reduced to a precaution in both areas as of 10:00 a.m.

 

In addition to Ishigaki Island, torrential rainfall of roughly 120 mm of analyzed precipitation was observed in Taketomi Island, and the Japan Meteorological Agency published “record-breaking short-term heavy rainfall information”.

 

According to the Okinawa Electric Power Company, 1,850 households in Ishigaki City were experiencing power outages as of 8:00 a.m. on May 12. As of 8:30 a.m., multiple roads had been flooded, but no human injury had been confirmed.

 

Extremely heavy rain is expected to fall on some parts of Okinawa Island as well. The Okinawa Local Meteorological Observatory is calling on people to be careful of thunder and lightning, sudden gusts of wind, and sudden heavy rainfall under advancing cumulonimbus clouds.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)

 

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