Guilin, Guangxi, was hit by extremely heavy rainfall on 23 May, and roads in many parts of the city were seriously waterlogged. Meteorological monitoring data show that the local hourly rainfall intensity in Xiufeng District of Guilin City reached 22.160 mm, which is comparable to the "6·2021" heavy rainstorm in Zhengzhou in 7 from the perspective of precipitation intensity alone.
Tang Qiaoyi said that the extreme heavy precipitation weather is mainly affected by the shear line, the low-level southwest jet stream and weak cold air.