Recovery Ongoing, Yet More Than 80mm of Rain Forecasted for South Coast

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More rain is forecasted for the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do, where recovery efforts from torrential rain damage are currently in full swing. Heavy rain exceeding 80mm is expected tomorrow (the 27th), as weather conditions surrounding the Korean Peninsula are more complex than ever.

Reporter Jeong Gu-hui has the details.

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Looking at the current satellite imagery, extreme weather conditions are appearing around our country.

First, looking to the south, Typhoon Soulik, the 18th typhoon, can be seen passing Okinawa, Japan.

The typhoon is expected to pass through the waters north of Taiwan and make landfall on the southeastern coast of China around the day after tomorrow.

At that time, even at its closest point to Jeju Island, the distance from the typhoon will be as far as 580km, meaning there will be no direct impact on our country.

However, as the typhoon gradually moves away from our country, southerly winds will blow into the country due to the interaction between the counterclockwise-spinning typhoon and the clockwise-spinning North Pacific High, bringing in moisture via these southerly winds.

Accordingly, rain will fall tomorrow in Jeju Island, Jeollanam-do, and Gyeongsangnam-do. In particular, heavy rain of over 80mm is expected along the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do.

On the day after tomorrow, which is Friday, the rain is projected to expand across all southern regions and even Chungcheong-do.

Meanwhile, rain is also falling in northern Gyeonggi-do and northern Gangwon-do. Looking back at the satellite imagery, long, linear rain clouds can be seen stretching across the North Korean side. This is commonly referred to as a stationary front, or a secondary monsoon from North Korea's perspective.

The stationary front forms to the north of the North Pacific High. As the North Pacific High moves up toward North Korea, the monsoon season ended in the central region a month ago, but as it moves southward again, it brings another round of monsoon rain.

This is called a secondary monsoon, or an autumn monsoon when it occurs in the fall.

As seen on the radar, rain has fallen under the influence of North Korea's secondary monsoon rain clouds, and 5 to 30mm of rain is also projected to fall tomorrow in the northern parts of Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do.

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With complex conditions intertwining—such as a large influx of moisture from the south of the North Pacific High and the development of rain clouds to the north—rain is expected nationwide by this weekend.

The southern coast areas that suffered severe torrential rain damage already have weakened ground conditions, so caution is required to prevent additional rain damage.

(Video Editing: Kim Ho-jin, Design: Seo Seung-hyun)
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