Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Toyama Prefecture, Japan
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Weather officials in Japan gave a warning today. They said a linear rainband may form in eastern Toyama Prefecture. A linear rainband brings very heavy rain. It can cause floods.
The officials made a forecast just before the rain started. This helps people get ready for danger.
Heavy rain also hit Himi City. A road called Route 160 was closed. Water covered the road. This is called flooding.
The road was closed from 4:30 in the morning. People could not drive on that part of the road.
Toyama is a prefecture in Japan. It is on the western coast. Heavy rain often causes problems there in summer.
Vocabulary15 words
- linear rainband
- a long line of storm clouds that brings very heavy rain
- forecast
- a message that says what the weather will be
- flooding
- when water covers land that is normally dry
- prefecture
- a large area of Japan, like a state
- warning
- a message that tells people about danger
- closed
- not open for use
- official
- a person who works for the government
- heavy rain
- rain that falls very hard
- danger
- something that can hurt people
- route
- a road that goes from one place to another
- coast
- land next to the sea
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- flood
- too much water on land
- region
- a part of a country
- morning
- the early part of the day
Quiz
Answer key
1. A possible linear rainband 2. It was closed because of flooding 3. From 4:30 in the morning
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Weather officials in Japan gave a _____ today. They said a linear rainband may form in eastern Toyama _____. A linear rainband brings very heavy rain. It can cause _____.
The officials made a _____ just before the rain started. This helps people get ready for danger.
Heavy rain also hit Himi City. A road called Route 160 was _____. Water covered the road. This is called _____.
The road was closed from 4:30 in the _____. People could not drive on that part of the road.
Toyama is a _____ in Japan. It is on the western _____. Heavy rain often causes problems there in summer.