Emergency response in Gansu, Hunan and Hubei provinces during the Spring Festival due to freezing rain and snow in central and eastern China

Emergency response to the freezing rain and snow in central and eastern China's major provinces of Ganxi, Hunan and Hubei during the Spring Festival

　　China News Service, Nanchang, February 1 (Reporter Wu Pengquan) Rain, snow, and freezing weather are about to "come online", and it coincides with the peak period of returning home during the Spring Festival in 2024. Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei, the major labor export provinces in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in China, have successively raised the alarm. Provide early warning or initiate emergency response.

　　The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that from February 1st to 5th, there will be widespread rain, snow and freezing weather in central and eastern China, with moderate to heavy rains in most areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and south, and heavy rains in some areas.

　　Affected by the cold air, strong winds blew and rain poured down in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, on the 1st. Pedestrians holding umbrellas on the streets bundled up their clothes and walked in a hurry.

　　On the same day, the Jiangxi Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued a blue warning signal for strong winds. From 15:00 on January 31 to 15:00 on February 1, heavy rain occurred at 3 measuring stations in 3 counties (cities and districts) in the province, and heavy rain occurred at 305 measuring stations in 17 counties (cities and districts).

　　"Under the rain, cooling and strong winds, and the cold and wet 'magic attack', I hope everything goes well on the way home for the New Year." Wang Xinyi, a post-90s generation from Jiangxi who works in Zhejiang, lamented on social platforms.

　　According to the Hunan Provincial Meteorological Service Center, due to the combined influence of cold air moving southward and strong southwest warm and humid airflow moving northward, Hunan will experience a process of low-temperature rain, snow, and freezing weather starting from the evening of February 1. The Hubei Provincial Meteorological Bureau predicts that from February 1 to 6, Hubei will usher in the strongest cold wave and low-temperature rain, snow and freezing weather this winter.

　　In response to low-temperature rain, snow and freezing weather, after issuing a cold wave blue warning on January 31, the Hunan Provincial Meteorological Department launched a level three emergency response to low-temperature rain, snow and freezing weather on February 1; the Hubei Provincial Meteorological Department issued a cold wave and strong wind on January 31 In addition to the blue warning, a level three emergency response to major meteorological disasters (rain, snow and freezing) has also been initiated.

　　The meteorological department predicts that this round of low-temperature rain, snow and freezing weather will have complex rain and snow phases, a wide range of freezing rain, a long duration, and a large cumulative precipitation. Meteorological experts from Jiangxi, Hunan and Hubei reminded that it is necessary to prevent high-impact weather such as heavy fog, low-temperature rain and snow, and icy and slippery roads from adversely affecting the Spring Festival transportation, and to ensure the supply of energy such as coal, electricity, oil, and gas transportation and to ensure safe production and dispatch. (over)