1. Heavy Rains in Hiroshima Prefecture (August 2014)

Data related to heavy rains in Hiroshima prefecture on August 20, 2014, is summarized here.

Radar Imagery

1. Radar Imagery (Zoom 8)
2. Radar Imagery (Zoom 9)
3. Radar Imagery (Zoom 10)

The images below illustrates the spatial distribution of radar observations from JST 09, August 19, 2014 to JST08:50, August 20. These observation values, however, were not calibrated by ground-based observations, so it may not be accurate as the absolute value. It should be used as relative values illustrating spatial distribution.

10-min radar cumulative precipitation (mm)	10-min radar maximum precipitation (mm)

AMeDAS Data

1. AMeDAS Miiri observation data
2. AMeDAS Hiroshima observation data
3. AMeDAS Tsushimi observation data

Social Media (Twitter)

1. Futtekitter (in Japanese)

Weather Alerts (in Japanese)

Comparison with Disasters in the Past

Hiroshima prefecture was also suffered from landslides in June 1999, and 31 people were killed in the prefecture. Meteological condition is said to be similar to August 2014, so we provide below the comparison of AMeDAS observation data between two events.

• August 2014
• June 1999