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Typhoon Talas in Talas

Tropical Storm No. 12 of 2011, Taras, was generated in the Western Pacific at 8:00 on August 25. It was located at 19.9° north latitude and 140.1° east longitude at 14:00 on August 25, with a maximum wind speed of 18m/ s, central air pressure 998hPa

China Weather Network News According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, this year’s 12th severe tropical storm "Taras" weakened into a tropical storm in western Honshu, Japan at 2 a.m. on September 4. It transformed into an extratropical cyclone in the Sea of ​​Japan at 08:00, and the Central Meteorological Observatory stopped numbering it at 08:00 on the 4th.

Affected by "Taras", from 08:00 on September 1st to 08:00 on September 4th, strong winds of magnitude 7-9 occurred in most of the Japanese archipelago, with the largest winds reaching Cape Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku Island. 35.7 meters/second (Level 12, gust); Heavy to heavy rains occurred in eastern Kyushu, Shikoku Island, western and southern Honshu, and Hokkaido. Among them, heavy rains or extremely heavy rains occurred in parts of Shikoku Island, western and southern Honshu, and many areas in Japan Extremely heavy rainfall broke historical observation records in the region, including 1,650.5 mm in Kamikita River in Nara Prefecture, 1,381.0 mm in Miyagawa in Mie Prefecture, 1,302.5 mm in Kazaya in Nara Prefecture, and 1,088 mm in Nishikawa in Wakayama Prefecture. The largest 24-hour rainfall occurred in Miyagawa in Mie Prefecture. , reaching 837.5 mm.