Saturday 26 October 2013

Francisco update


Francisco Brings More Than a Foot of Rain to Japan
Francisco has made a sharp turn toward the northeast which will keep the center of the storm off the coast of Japan. However, it will still bring heavy rain and a risk of flooding to part of the nation.



25 October, 2013, 11.01 ET



Although the tropical storm has been following a track similar to deadly Typhoon Wipha from last week, Francisco will pass farther offshore and produce only a limited wind threat for eastern Japan.

The greatest threat from Francisco will be the heavy rainfall that will continue into Saturday before ending as Francisco is pulled farther northeast into the open Pacific Ocean.

Thus far, the heaviest rainfall has occurred across Shikoku and southern Honshu, where many locations have received 150-250 mm (6-10 inches) of rainfall. One of the hardest hit areas is Kochi, where rainfall has totaled 313 mm (12.32 inches) through Friday evening, local time.

Across the Tokyo metropolitan area, one of the hardest hit by Typhoon Wipha, rainfall totals between 25-75 mm (1-3 inches) are forecast through Saturday night.

The heaviest rainfall was still off to the south and west of Tokyo Friday evening, local time, but a soaking rainfall is expected from later Friday night into Saturday.

In eastern Kyushu, Oita recorded 217 mm (8.54 inches) of rain. Morotsuka has seen a extremely high amount of rainfall, reaching 381 mm (15 inches). The major city of Fukuoka in northern Kyushu has had 151 mm (5.95 inches) of rainfall.

The rainfall from Francisco will cause many areas across southern and eastern Japan to reach 200-300 percent of their normal monthly rainfall for October.

Radar snapshot showing heavy rainfall from Francisco just west of Tokyo Friday evening, local time.


Unlike Wipha, the winds from Francisco will be noticeably lighter. Sustained winds will be 20 to 30 mph with isolated gusts to 40 mph near the coast of eastern Japan.

The weakened state of Francisco is contributed to a number a factors, including cooler northern waters and interaction with a frontal boundary to the north. This front pushing through northern Japan will also steer Francisco northeastward.

sh northward over the open waters of the Pacific and will help pull Francisco to the east of Japan.

Lekima, which strengthened to a super typhoon Wednesday morning, EDT, was estimated to have a central pressure of 905 mb, making it the strongest typhoon of the 2013 season.



Weather Warnings/Advisories: Fukushima

Updated at 05:20 JST, 26 October 2013 (20:00 GMT)




Sub-prefecture regionCitiesCurrent Warnings and Advisories
NakadoriNakadori HokubuFukushima-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Date-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Kori-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Kunimi-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Kawamata-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Nakadori ChubuKoriyama-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Sukagawa-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Nihommatsu-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Tamura-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Motomiya-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Otama-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Kagamiishi-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Ten-ei-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Miharu-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Ono-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Nakadori NambuShirakawa-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
Nishigo-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Izumizaki-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Nakajima-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Yabuki-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Tanagura-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Yamatsuri-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Hanawa-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Samegawa-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Ishikawa-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Tamakawa-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Hirata-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Asakawa-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
Furudono-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
HamadoriHamadori HokubuSoma-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Minamisoma-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Shinchi-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Iitate-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Hamadori ChubuHirono-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Naraha-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Tomioka-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Kawauchi-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Okuma-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Futaba-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Namie-machi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
Katsurao-mura
Heavy rain
Gale
Hamadori NambuIwaki-shi
Heavy rain
Gale
High waves
AizuAizu HokubuKitakata-shi
Heavy rain
Kitashiobara-mura
Heavy rain
Nishiaizu-machi
Bandai-machi
Heavy rain
Inawashiro-machi
Heavy rain
Aizu ChubuAizu-wakamatsu-shi
Heavy rain
Koriyama-shi Konan
Heavy rain
Aizu-bange-machi
Yugawa-mura
Yanaizu-machi
Mishima-machi
Kaneyama-machi
Showa-mura
Aizu-misato-machi
Aizu NambuTen-ei-mura Yumoto
Heavy rain
Shimogo-machi
Heavy rain
Hinoemata-mura
Tadami-machi
Minamiaizu-machi

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