China News Service, September 17th. According to the US Chinese website, on the 16th local time, the post-tropical cyclone "Nicholas" was hovering in the middle of the Gulf Coast. The weather warning stated that there would be a lot of rain in the next few days, and millions of people in the United States were in danger. Under the flash flood warning, some of these areas have just been hit by Hurricane Ada.

  According to previous reports, shortly after 0:30 am Central Time on the 14th, Hurricane Nicholas made landfall on the eastern part of the Matagorda Peninsula in Texas on the Gulf Coast, with a maximum wind speed of 120 kilometers per hour.

  The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Center (NWS) said that "Nicholas" turned into a post-tropical cyclone on the morning of the 16th. It is located near Marsh Island on the central coast of Louisiana, with wind speeds of 25 miles per hour.

Data map: On September 2, local time, a large area of ​​the northeastern United States was hit by heavy rains and local floods. The death toll caused by "Ada", which has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, has exceeded 40 people.

The picture shows that on September 2, local time, affected by Hurricane Ada, Hoboken in southwestern New Jersey was hit by heavy rain and the streets were flooded.

  According to the report, although "Nicholas" has been downgraded, it still brings flash flood disaster risk to about 5 million people in southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, Alabama and parts of Florida.

  NWS said that by the 17th, these areas may usher in rain, and light to moderate river flooding is expected.

In addition, the flash flood warning will come into effect when the weather conditions are favorable for the occurrence of flash floods, but this does not necessarily mean flash floods will occur.

"Nicholas" is expected to slowly move north in the next few days.

  NWS said that as "Nicholas" brings strong winds and heavy rains to parts of Texas and Louisiana, it is expected to affect areas that have not recovered from Hurricane Ida.

  Louisiana Governor Edwards said at a press conference on the afternoon of the 14th that the "most distressing point" is that the heavy rain brought by "Nicholas" is expected to fall in southeastern Louisiana, "damaged by Hurricane Ida." The most serious" area.

  Edwards said that due to the influence of Ada, about 95,000 users in the state still have no power supply, and "Nicholas" caused another 13,500 power outages, many of which were recently restored after being attacked by "Ada". family.

  On the evening of the 13th, U.S. President Biden approved Edwards' request for a "Nicholas" state of emergency statement. Before "Nicholas" landed, Texas Governor Abbott also issued a state of emergency statement to 17 counties in the path of the storm.