THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 7, 2023 at 13:33 JST
Typhoon No. 6's forecasted path (Taken from the Japan Meteorological Agency website)
The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning Amami and southern Kyushu residents to exercise extreme caution as Typhoon No. 6 could bring localized torrential rain, landslides and flooding.
The typhoon was located about 160 kilometers east-southeast of Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, and moving slowly north-northeastward in the morning on Aug. 7.
A linear rainband is expected to develop in the Amami area and southern Kyushu through the morning of Aug. 8.
The typhoon has a central pressure of 970 hectopascals with maximum sustained winds of 108 kph and maximum instantaneous gusts of 144 kph near its center.
It is expected to gradually change course, head north and develop before moving close to Kyushu on Aug. 9.
The typhoon may cause heavy rain with thunderstorms in Okinawa Prefecture, the Amami area, southern Kyushu, Shikoku, Kinki and Tokai regions.
The rainfall forecast for the next 24 hours until 6 a.m. on Aug. 8 is expected to reach up to 300 millimeters in the Amami area and southern Kyushu region and 250 mm in the Shikoku and Tokai regions.
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