By HIDEMASA YOSHIZAWA/ Staff Writer
May 19, 2022 at 17:39 JST
An example of linear rainbands showing heavy rainfall in Hiroshima Prefecture in August 2014. Areas are colored based on the accumulated amount of precipitation for three hours (in millimeters). (Captured from the website of the Japan Meteorological Agency)
The Japan Meteorological Agency will start releasing forecast information about linear rainbands, called “senjo kosuitai,” from June that could give the public major flooding warnings. [Read More]
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