China News Service, Haikou, October 13 (Reporter Yin Haiming) This year's No. 16 typhoon "Nangka" is approaching Hainan Island.
Affected by this, the land, sea and air traffic of Hainan Island have begun to be affected.
The Qiongzhou Strait ro-ro passenger ship will be suspended from 3 o'clock on the 13th. Hainan's high-speed rail and Haikou suburban trains will be suspended from 12:00 on the 13th. Haikou Meilan International Airport has cancelled 17 flights.
Photo courtesy of Hainan Meteorological Service Center
The Hainan Meteorological Bureau continued to issue a three-level typhoon warning at 8:10 on the 13th and continued to issue a three-level rainstorm warning at 8:20 on the 13th.
According to monitoring, this year's No. 16 typhoon "Nangka" (tropical storm level), at 7 o'clock on the 13th, the center was located on the north of the South China Sea about 260 kilometers east of Wanning City, Hainan Province. The maximum wind force near the center was 9 ( 23 meters per second), the radius of the seventh-level wind range is 250-350 kilometers.
The Hainan Meteorological Observatory predicts that the "Langka" center will move northwestward at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour, and its intensity will gradually increase. It will land in the coastal area from Wenchang to Lingshui on Hainan Island around the evening of the 13th. It is a severe tropical storm level (25-30m/s?, 10-11 level), which will later pass through Hainan Island and head towards the northern coast of Vietnam via the Beibu Gulf.
Affected by the "langka" and cold air, there will be strong wind and rain on the land and sea in Hainan Province from the 13th to the 14th.
Currently, Haikou, Wenchang, Sanya, Lingshui, Chengmai, Qionghai, Wanning and other places in Hainan have issued yellow warnings for typhoons.
Schools in Sanya will be closed from noon on October 13th to noon on the 14th, and all scenic spots will be closed from 8:00 on the 13th.
Photo courtesy of Hainan Meteorological Service Center
According to Haikou Meilan International Airport, due to the impact of typhoon "Nangka", the airport cancelled a total of 17 flights from 00:00 to 9:00 on October 13th (including 8 arrivals and 9 departures), and 11 flights were delayed ( Among them, there are 6 sorties in the port and 5 sorties out of the port).
According to news from the Haikou Depot of Hainan Railway, due to the impact of the typhoon, the operation plan of passenger trains entering and leaving Hainan Island was adjusted.
On October 11, the Z111 service from Harbin West opened to Guangzhou, and the Z111 service between Guangzhou and Haikou was suspended. The Z112 service from Haikou on October 13 was changed to the departure from Guangzhou on October 14.
On October 11, Shanghai Nankai K511 operations ended in Foshan, and the K511 operations between Foshan and Haikou were suspended. On October 13, Haikou K512 operations were changed to October 14 and Guangzhou started.
On October 11, Changchun opened Z385 operations and ended in Guangzhou. Z385 operations between Guangzhou and Sanya were suspended. On October 13, Sanya opened Z386 operations and changed to Guangzhou.
On October 11, Zhengzhou opened K457 operations until the end of Zhanjiang West. K457 operations between Zhanjiang West and Haikou were suspended. On October 13, Haikou K458 operations were changed to Zhanjiang West.
According to the Hainan Provincial Meteorological Department, Typhoon No. 16 may become the first typhoon to land in Hainan this year. This typhoon is both an autumn typhoon and a "earth typhoon" in the South China Sea.
The South China Sea is one of the sea areas with the most frequent typhoon activities. Tropical cyclones that are generated in the South China Sea waters and have a development intensity of tropical storm level and above are commonly called "earth typhoons" in the South China Sea.
Most of the "earth typhoons" in the South China Sea do not have a typical structure, and the cloud system structure is asymmetrical, with less typical spiral cloud bands appearing, with small areas and unclear eye areas.
Short time from generation to landing/impact.
The "earth typhoon" in the South China Sea is easily affected by surrounding factors (such as high-altitude flow field, cold air, etc.), and path forecasting is still a major difficulty.
The rain disaster of the "earth typhoon" in the South China Sea is more prominent than the wind disaster.
Among the "earth typhoons" that landed on Hainan Island, Wanning was the favorite place to visit.
From 1949 to 2019, a total of 42 "earth typhoons" landed on Hainan Island, of which 16 "earth typhoons" landed on Wanning.
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