Your current location:HOME >politics >Stormy, snowy weather expected across Japan: weather agency 正文
TIME:2024-05-01 12:04:58 Source: Internet compilationEdit:politics
(Xinhua) 15:20, March 20, 2024TOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency on Wednesday said s
TOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency on Wednesday said strong winds and high waves are expected across the country and warned of heavy snow along mountainous areas.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said winds are intensifying mainly in western and eastern Japan due to the influence of a low-pressure system, which is expected to pass through eastern Japan while developing, bringing strong winds to large parts of Japan from west to north and causing high waves.
As of 5 a.m. local time on Wednesday, maximum instantaneous wind speeds of 89 km per hour were observed in Uwajima city in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.
Maximum winds of about 90 km per hour are forecast in the Hokuriku and Shikoku regions, 82 km per hour in the Tohoku, Kanto-Koshin, Tokai, Kinki and Chugoku regions, and 72 km per hour in northern Kyushu, the agency said, noting gusts of around 108 to 126 km per hour are expected in these areas.
Weather officials urged people to be alert for gusty winds, high waves, heavy snow, as well as the possibility of lightning strikes and tornadoes.
The JMA also said heavy snow is expected in mountainous areas along the Sea of Japan coast from western through eastern Japan due to an unseasonably cold air mass flowing in as the low-pressure system passes by.
In the 24 hours through Thursday morning, up to 70 cm of snowfall is expected in the Hokuriku region, 60 cm in the Kanto-Koshin region, and 40 cm in the Chugoku region.
Cynthia Erivo dazzles in black and white dress at the 49th Chaplin Awards ceremony in New York City2024-05-01 12:04
Xinhua Headlines: CPC Unveils New Top Leadership for New Journey Toward Modernization2024-05-01 12:02
Xi Focus: Xi Addresses CIIE, Calls for Joint Efforts for Bright Future of Openness, Prosperity2024-05-01 11:37
Xi Meets Argentine President Fernandez2024-05-01 11:13
North Carolina shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant2024-05-01 11:03
Full Text of Constitution of Communist Party of China2024-05-01 11:00
Xiconomics: Shanghai CIIE Connects Chinese Dream with the World's2024-05-01 10:38
Xi Focus: Xi Calls for Scaling up Global Action on Wetlands Conservation As COP14 Opens2024-05-01 10:36
Malian army says it killed an Islamic State group commander who attacked U.S., Niger forces2024-05-01 10:11
Xi Stresses Implementing Guiding Principles of Key Party Congress in Armed Forces2024-05-01 09:43
Rangers' Max Scherzer scratched from 2nd scheduled rehab start because of sore thumb2024-05-01 11:56
Xi Meets Australian PM Albanese2024-05-01 11:51
(CPC Congress) 20th CPC National Congress Concludes2024-05-01 11:36
58 killed by 2 weeks of floods in Tanzania2024-05-01 11:26
Pennsylvania moves to join states that punish stalkers who use Bluetooth tracking devices2024-05-01 11:03
Xi Exchanges Congratulations with Madagascar's President over 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties2024-05-01 10:28
Exhibition Held to Promote Family Education, Family Tradition2024-05-01 10:15
Xi Awards Friendship Medal to Vietnam's Communist Party Chief2024-05-01 10:13
The 4 officers killed in North Carolina were tough but kind and loved their jobs, friends say2024-05-01 10:04
Man Who Respects Culture2024-05-01 09:25