A "gust of wind" hits Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido. Damage includes the complete destruction of a vacant house, the roof of a storage shed being blown off, and crops being toppled. The Sapporo Regional Meteorological Observatory dispatches staff to investigate the situation. [HBC/TBS]

Friday, August 29, 2025

The HBC Hokkaido News website, operated by Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (Sapporo), has published an article (dated August 27th) titled "Gust of wind hits Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido, destroying vacant houses, blowing roofs off storage sheds, and causing damage including toppling crops in fields. Sapporo Regional Meteorological Observatory dispatches staff to investigate the situation." We would like to introduce this article to you.

The same article is also published on the TBS (TBS Television) internet site [TBS NEWS DIG], which is part of the JNN (Japan News Network) network with TBS as its key station.

HBC Hokkaido News

北海道北竜町で“突風”発生 空き家全壊、物置の屋根吹き飛ぶ、畑の作物倒れるなどの被害 札幌管区気象台が職員を派遣して現地調査【HBC】
A "gust of wind" hits Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido. Damage includes the complete destruction of a vacant house, the roof of a storage shed being blown off, and crops being toppled. The Sapporo Regional Meteorological Observatory dispatched staff to investigate the situation. [HBC]

TBS NEWS DIG

北海道北竜町で“突風”発生 空き家全壊、物置の屋根吹き飛ぶ、畑の作物倒れるなどの被害 札幌管区気象台が職員を派遣して現地調査【TBS】
A "gust of wind" hits Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido. Damage includes the complete destruction of a vacant house, the roof of a storage shed being blown off, and crops being toppled. The Sapporo Regional Meteorological Observatory dispatches staff to investigate the situation. [TBS]