These are images of concentrated heavy rain over the west Japan observed by TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) on June 29, 1999. A great damage was brought by this heavy rain coursed by the activated seasonal rain front(Bai-u front).
TRMM observed west Japan two times at 6:57-7:00 UTC and 8:32-8:36 UTC in the afternoon on that day. In these two images it is seen that a heavy rain band crossing from north to south was moving in the eastward direction. Although the maximum hright of cloud tops was no more than 8km, the rain was severe enough to cause landsides in Hiroshima Prefecture.
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