China News Service, Haikou, October 13 (Yin Haiming, Fu Xiaohong, Li Fan) The reporter learned from the Hainan Provincial Meteorological Observatory on the evening of the 13th that after typhoon "Langka" landed on the coast of Boao Town, Qionghai City, Hainan that night, it will pass through Hainan Island. In the early morning of the 14th, it entered the sea of Beibu Gulf and tended to the northern coast of Vietnam.
"Langka" brought strong wind and rain to the eastern coast of Hainan Island, causing big waves in the local waters.
The reporter saw in Boao Town on the evening of the 13th that there were strong wind and rain when the typhoon made landfall.
On the provincial road from Boao Town to Qionghai City, a large number of trees fell down. Police officers braved the wind and rain to clean the fallen trees overnight to divert traffic.
On the evening of the 13th, a large number of trees fell on the provincial highway from Boao Town to Qionghai City.
Photo by Yin Haiming
This year's 16th typhoon "Nangka" (strong tropical storm level) weakened to tropical storm level at 21:00 on the 13th. Its center is located in Ding'an County, Hainan Province. The maximum wind force near the center is level 9 (23 m/s), level 7 The strong wind has a radius of 250-350 kilometers.
The Hainan Meteorological Observatory predicts that the "Langka" center will move westward at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour, passing through the cities and counties of Ding'an, Tunchang, Qiongzhong and Danzhou on Hainan Island. The intensity gradually weakens. In the early morning of the 14th, it entered the sea of Beibu Gulf and tended to the northern coast of Vietnam.
The Hainan Provincial Meteorological Observatory predicts that there will still be strong wind and rain on the land and sea in Hainan Province from the night of the 13th to the 14th.
In addition, a new typhoon will enter the South China Sea around the 15th and bring continuous rain to Hainan Island from the 15th to the 20th.
On the evening of the 13th, a large number of trees fell on the provincial highway from Boao Town to Qionghai City. Police officers braved the wind and rain to clean the fallen trees overnight to divert traffic.
Photo by Yin Haiming
According to monitoring, due to the combined influence of "Langka" and cold air, from 8 am on the 12th to 20 am on the 13th, the northern, central and eastern parts of Hainan Island fell heavily to heavy rain. Among them, the maximum rainfall measured in Zhongping Town, Qiongzhong County was 106.9. Mm.
In addition, the largest measured wind gust on the land of Hainan Island is Level 10 (27.1 m/s) in Longlou Town, Wenchang City, and the largest measured wind gust on the offshore sea surface is Level 11 (30.4 m/s) on the Qizhou Islands.
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