China News Service, Guangzhou, March 6 (Reporter Wang Jian) On the 6th, Guangdong experienced the first strong convective weather since 2021.
In the morning of the same day, hail weather occurred in Yunfu Yunan Qianguan Town, Zhaoqing Guangning Paisha Town, and Shaoguan Shixing Chengjiang Town.
At the time of press release, Foshan Gaoming District, Nanhai District and other places issued an orange hail warning signal.
Guangzhou has also launched a Class III emergency response to meteorological disasters (thunderstorms and gales).
According to monitoring by the Guangdong Meteorological Bureau, moderate to heavy local rains occurred in northern Guangdong cities and counties, Zhaoqing, and northern Guangzhou from 12:00 on the 5th to 12:00 on the 6th.
Among them, 14 towns and streets in the province recorded heavy rains of more than 50 mm, and 131 towns and streets recorded heavy rains of 25 mm to 50 mm. Towns and streets with heavier rainfall were: 71.4 mm in Daqiao Town, Ruyuan County, Shaoguan, Qingyuan 61 mm in Shijiao Town, Qingcheng District, 56.5 mm in Zhen'an Township, Yunan District, Yunfu, 56.3 mm in Wenlang Town, Huaiji County, Zhaoqing, and 55.4 mm in Nanshan Town, Sanshui District, Foshan.
The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau predicts that with the gradual southward pressure of the shear, around the evening of the 6th, the central and southern regions of the province will also gradually experience wind and rain.
Meteorological experts here said that at present, Guangdong Province is gradually entering a period of high incidence of rainy season and strong convective weather, and people need to pay attention to preventing lightning strikes, short-term strong winds and heavy precipitation as well as secondary disasters caused by them.
At present, there are heavy rains in many parts of Guangzhou, accompanied by thunderstorms. In some areas, the rain is so heavy that umbrellas can no longer block the rain.
According to the monitoring of the Guangzhou Meteorological Observatory, the city has reached the level III emergency response standard for starting meteorological disasters (thunderstorms and gales).
The Guangzhou Meteorological Disaster Emergency Headquarters has decided to start the Level III emergency response of Guangzhou's meteorological disasters (thunderstorms and gales) from 11:55 on the 6th to remind the city's low-lying areas to pay attention to water accumulation.
At the same time, due to the continued influence of warm and humid air currents, the dew point temperature in parts of the Pearl River Delta, northern Guangdong, and western Guangdong is higher than that of the ground.
The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau predicts that from the 7th to the 9th, most cities and counties in the province will be overcast and cloudy, with (scattered) light rain in the western cities and counties; in addition, the province’s sea surface wind will increase to level 6 from the early morning of the 7th. With gusts of magnitude 7, the province’s daily average temperature will drop by 2°C to 4°C.
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