China News Network, Guangzhou, May 11 (Wang Jian) On the evening of the 11th, the hot weather in Guangzhou began to flash and thunder, and then downpoured heavy rain. Buildings that rained to tens of meters were not clear.
Guangzhou Tower under the thunder and lightning. Photo by Chen Jimin
According to the monitoring of the Guangzhou Meteorological Observatory, the city has reached the level III emergency response standard for launching meteorological disasters (storms and thunderstorms). The Guangzhou Meteorological Disaster Emergency Command decided to start the Guangzhou Meteorological Disaster (Heavy Rain and Thunderstorm) Level III emergency response from 18:54 on the 11th.
Due to the strong convective weather, the street trees on two roads in Guangzhou were cut off by the strong wind and were blocked on the road, causing traffic congestion on the evening peak road after work.
"This is really a 'storm'. The trees in front of the street were blown off, and now the whole road is blocked." Said Mr. Wu, a citizen who was blocked on Nonglin Road.
According to the Guangzhou Meteorological Observatory, the heavy rain was affected by thunderstorm clouds moving closer to Guangzhou in the northwest. It is expected that there will be strong thunderstorms in the urban area of Guangzhou from 20 to 22:00, accompanied by gusts of around 8 and strong thunderstorms. Mm to 50 mm.
In addition, due to strong convective cloud clusters, hail may occur in the urban area of Guangzhou within 2 hours. As of 19:50, orange warning signals for hail in Liwan, Yuexiu, Tianhe, Huangpu, Baiyun and other areas of Guangzhou are effective. . (Finish)