China News Service, Foshan, June 19 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) At about 7:20 on the 19th, a weak tornado occurred near Yayao Village, Dali Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province. (approximately 200 meters) a Category 5 gust (10.5 m/s) was recorded.
According to the feedback of on-site witnesses, the life history of the tornado was about 1 minute.
Video from the scene showed that the tornado swept up a large amount of iron and debris, and some wires shorted and sparked.
After the tornado, the scene was a mess.
According to a report from the Information Office of the People's Government of Nanhai District, Foshan City, after preliminary verification, the disaster mainly involved Yayao, Lianjiao and Lidong areas of Dali Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, resulting in power outages in some areas, 24 simple factory roofs and 19 vehicles. The car was damaged, 27 garden trees and 4 billboards were blown down, and there were no reports of casualties.
Photo courtesy of Dali Town Government, Nanhai District, Foshan City
At the same time, after verification, the tornado caused a total of 2 trucks to overturn and 8 cars on the surrounding highways to be slightly damaged.
Foshan Dali Toll Station was temporarily closed due to damage to equipment due to thunderstorms.
After the incident, the relevant local departments went to the scene to carry out emergency repairs for electric power, road clearance, and traffic guidance.
Foshan is a tornado-prone area.
Li Cailing, deputy director of the Foshan Meteorological Observatory, told reporters that from 2006 to 2021, 23 tornadoes appeared in Foshan City, and they were more likely to occur in towns and streets in the northern part of Nanhai District and the southern part of Sanshui District, among which the tornado occurred on October 4, 2015. , 4 people were killed.
Li Cailing said that tornadoes have the characteristics of small scale, short life history and rapid development, and detection, forecasting and early warning are very difficult.
It is particularly important for the public to take defensive measures. Among them, when outdoors, they should quickly flee in the vertical direction of the tornado, and find low-lying ground nearby to lie down; they should also stay away from big trees and telephone poles to avoid being crushed or electrocuted.
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