China News Agency, Guangzhou, August 10th (Wang Jian Xu Qingzhou) The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau announced on the 10th that this year's No. 7 typhoon "Mulan" was a tropical storm level (level 9, 23 m/s) around 10:50 on the same day. ) landed in the coastal area of Xuwen, Zhanjiang.
As of 11:50 that day, 63 typhoon warnings across the province were in effect.
From 8:00 on the 8th to 10:00 on the 10th, 170 towns and streets in Guangdong recorded heavy rainstorms exceeding 100 mm.
Affected by "Mulan", from 8:00 on the 8th to 10:00 on the 10th, there were heavy rains to heavy rains in eastern Guangdong, cities and counties in the southern Pearl River Delta, and Yangjiang, and thunderstorms occurred in other cities and counties. Partial moderate or heavy rain; the province's average rainfall is 40.6 mm , 170 towns and streets recorded heavy rains of more than 100 mm, and Haiyan Overseas Chinese Farm in Taishan City, Jiangmen recorded the province's largest cumulative rainfall of 211.6 mm.
At present, the Zhanjiang Emergency Management Bureau and the Municipal Meteorological Bureau have issued a reminder to the society that the public should close the doors and windows, properly place the outdoor shelving and hanging objects, and try to avoid going out; , parks, and playgrounds should be closed; marine aquaculture and marine operations personnel are evacuated in advance, and ships returning to the port for shelter are not allowed to leave the port without authorization.
The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau predicts that "Mulan" will continue to move north-west at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour. It will enter the sea of Beibu Gulf on the afternoon of the 10th, and then tend to the coast of northern Vietnam, and its intensity will gradually weaken.
According to the analysis of the Guangdong Meteorological Bureau, from the 10th to the 11th, the province will continue to have obvious wind and rain: on the 10th, there will be heavy rains to heavy rainstorms in the eastern Guangdong, the Pearl River Delta and the cities and counties in the western Guangdong; The southern cities and counties have heavy rain and local torrential rain.
Meteorological experts reminded that during the period when "Mulan" affects Guangdong, it is necessary to guard against strong convective weather such as short-term heavy rainfall, local thunder and lightning, and short-term strong winds, as well as secondary disasters caused by them.
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