China News Service, February 18. According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued a cold wave orange warning at 6:00 on February 18: Affected by the cold wave, it is expected that from February 18 to 22, most areas of my country will have severe cold weather from west to east. Severe cooling has occurred from north to south, with the average temperature generally falling by 8 to 12°C in the southern Xinjiang Basin, most of Inner Mongolia, the eastern part of Northwest China, most of North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, Jiangnan, central and northern South China and Temperatures in Guizhou and other places will drop by 12 to 18 degrees Celsius, with the cumulative temperature drop reaching more than 20 degrees Celsius in some areas in central and eastern Inner Mongolia, northeastern regions, Hubei, and Hunan. Around February 23, the minimum temperature line of 0°C will press southwards from central and southern Jiangsu and Anhui to southern Hunan and southern Guizhou.

  From 8:00 on February 18 to 8:00 on February 20, the temperature in the southern Xinjiang Basin, most of Inner Mongolia, eastern Northwest China, northern North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, and northern Jiangnan will drop by 6 to 10°C, among which , the temperature in the western part of the Nanjiang Basin, most of Inner Mongolia, and most of the northeastern region dropped by 12 to 16°C, with local temperatures reaching over 18°C.

  The Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue blue warning for strong winds at 6:00 on February 18: It is expected that from 8:00 on February 18 to 8:00 on February 19, the eastern part of the southern Xinjiang Basin, central and western Tibet, southern Qinghai, Gansu Hexi, central and western Inner Mongolia, and Liaoning There will be strong winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 to 8 in the central and western regions; there will be strong winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9 to 10 in the Bohai Sea, Bohai Strait, northern Yellow Sea, and northern waters of the East China Sea.

  From 8:00 on February 19 to 8:00 on February 20, there will be strong winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 to 8 in central and western Tibet, southern Qinghai, Hexi of Gansu, central and eastern Inner Mongolia, western and southern Liaoning; There will be strong winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9 to 10 in the Strait and most of the Yellow Sea.

  The Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue a blue sandstorm warning at 6:00 on February 18: Affected by cold air and strong winds, it is expected that from 8:00 on February 18 to 8:00 on February 19, eastern Xinjiang and the southern Xinjiang basin, western Inner Mongolia, southern Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi There are blowing sand or floating dust in parts of most parts of the country and western Shanxi, and there are local sandstorms in the western and southern parts of the Xinjiang Basin, northern Ningxia, and northern Shaanxi.