Heavy rain hits southern Kyushu as typhoon nears

Friday 19th September, 09:30 AM JST

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okapake at 05:09 PM JST - 17th September

Love it! Probably now there will be no rationing!
elbudamexicano at 06:13 PM JST - 17th September

Hectopascals ??? Would somebay be kind enough to explain what the the heck is a hectopascals??? I sure am glad I am not in Okinawa now with all them hectopascals!!
MrMukatsuku at 06:49 PM JST - 17th September

Named after the Brazillian hydroponic businessman, famous for his high pressure tactics - Hector Pasquales!

hectopascal—(Abbreviated hPa.) A hectopascal is equal to 100 pascals or 1 millibar.

http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse?s=h&p=10
sageb1 at 08:05 PM JST - 17th September

Just in time for the imminent arrival of the nuke vessel!
some14some at 11:24 PM JST - 17th September

From weather reports it seems Typhoon No. 13 is going to travel all over Japan.
buzz at 09:50 AM JST - 18th September

Typhoon No. 13 also known as Typhoon "Pinball"

Look at the track it has made bouncing off of Taiwan, Southern Ryukyus so far. Pretty amazing. Probably has a few forecasters pulling their hair out.
borscht at 04:50 PM JST - 18th September

MrMukatsuku,

A hectopascal is equal to 100 pascals or 1 millibar

Great. Now, what is a millibar? (Mini bars I know, millibars... some kind of candy?)

And this time, can everyone please stay in a nice safe place? Hint: Your slippery tile roof is not safe in a typhoon.
NICOLE77 at 09:12 PM JST - 18th September

measure of force....
buzz at 09:22 AM JST - 19th September

Unit of measure when refering to air pressure. To keep it simple just remember anything over 1000mb is fair weather. Less than that denotes bad weather. In a typhoon the lower the air pressure at its center the stronger the winds.
Sanatan22 at 03:03 PM JST - 19th September

Slippery tile and straw roofs, low riverbanks and beaches are NOT safe places during a typhoon. But I bet that we will read again of some people washed away or thrown of roofs when the typhoon has passed. Some people just are, well... dumb, and are eliminated. The Darwin Awards web site gives lots of examples of this.
Nessie at 04:09 PM JST - 19th September

To keep it simple just remember anything over 1000mb is fair

Or under that, with her parents' permission.
roomtemperature at 05:43 PM JST - 19th September

Uhhm....some14some.....you're off the mark many times, but this time....well, which weather report did you see? So far this typhoon hardly made a landfall anywhere. And MY report says it won't at all.
some14some at 10:33 PM JST - 19th September

roomtemperature: timing is most important when refering to weather condition, and if you notice my post is dated: 17th Sept and you are responding after 48 hours :) up to the mark, isn't it?