China News Service, Shenyang, August 16 (Wang Jingwei) The Liaoning Provincial Meteorological Bureau issued a red rainstorm warning at 13:57 on the 16th. 142 meteorological stations in the province experienced short-term heavy rainfall with rainfall greater than 20 mm in one hour.
The maximum hourly rainfall is 83.4 mm, which occurs in Shangjiahe Town, Xinbin County, Fushun.
Liaoning entered the flood season earlier this year, with significantly more precipitation, and most areas have saturated soil. Superimposed on this heavy rainfall process, the risk of secondary disasters such as mountain torrents, landslides, mudslides, and floods in small and medium rivers has increased.
To this end, the Liaoning Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters issued a notice calling for strengthening the monitoring and prevention of hidden geological hazards and mountainous towns, schools, hospitals, and important engineering facilities, non-coal mines, and tailings ponds.
According to the monitoring data of the Meteorological Department, there were moderate rains in Anshan, Fushun, Benxi, Dandong, Yingkou, Liaoyang, Tieling and other areas from the evening of the 16th to the 17th day. Showers or thunderstorms, local heavy rain to torrential rain, the above areas are accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunder and lightning, short-term heavy precipitation, gale, hail, etc. The maximum hourly rain is 40 to 80 mm, and the maximum instantaneous wind can reach 8 to 9; Liaoning University Lightning weather occurred in some areas, with a total of 756 lightning.
As of the afternoon of the 16th, the rainfall in Yongle Street and Shenshui Street in Sujiatun District of Shenyang City had reached 30-40 mm due to the impact of strong convective rain.
There have been serious water accumulations in many road sections in Shenyang City, vehicles are no longer passable, and some road sections have serious water accumulation and traffic obstruction, which has a serious impact on people's travel and road traffic safety management.
Affected by the heavy rain, many trains at Shenyang Railway Station were suspended and some flights were cancelled.
In response to emergencies, Shenyang issued an urban flood control level IV early warning and initiated an urban flood control level IV emergency response, and issued an urban flood control level III early warning at 14:10, raising the urban flood control emergency response to level III, and reminding the general public Do not go out unless necessary.
The Water Resources Department of Liaoning Province issued the "Flash Flood Disaster Warning Bulletin", requesting to strengthen the investigation and inspection, and effectively do a good job in the release of information and the transfer of risks.
As it is during the summer vacation, the Shenyang Education Bureau requires schools to focus on the inspection of the roofs and walls of the school buildings, lightning protection facilities, drainage systems, underground garages, low-lying areas, etc., which are prone to occurrences to neighboring mountains, rivers, reservoirs, ravines, dikes, etc. Schools in areas with geological disasters should strengthen inspections, find problems or hidden dangers, and take corresponding measures immediately.
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