Extreme Heavy Rain and Flooding in Kagoshima City: Latest News and Updates

2023-08-24 10:30:00

MBC News | Roads are flooded … Thunder also … Very heavy rain of 60 mm per hour in Kagoshima City Temporary warning

Roads are flooded… thunder… Extremely heavy rain of 60 mm per hour in Kagoshima city Temporary warning[08/24 19:30]

On the 24th, very heavy rain fell locally in Kagoshima Prefecture. In Kagoshima City, 60 mm of rainfall was observed in an hour. A heavy rain and flood warning was also issued.

Rain hitting the ground hard. The footage from the drive recorder of a car that passed through this place at the same time showed the car moving forward while pumping up water that had accumulated on the road.

On the 24th, warm and moist air flowed into the prefecture from the south, and during this time period, rain clouds developed around Kagoshima City one after another.

In Kagoshima City, 60 mm of very heavy rain was observed in an hour. The Japan Meteorological Observatory issued a heavy rain/flood warning to Kagoshima City after 2:00 p.m.

Sudden rain had a queue at the taxi stand, and some JR conventional lines were delayed.

The heavy rain/flood warning for Kagoshima City was lifted after 4:00 p.m., but the atmosphere remains unstable, and we need to be careful of lightning strikes and gusts.


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