The "May Day" holiday will be more than halfway through
Rainy days are always with us ☔
Attention travelers
Next, there is heavy rainfall
When you're out and about, stay safe
How much rain does it fall in April in Guangdong?
The rainfall in April this year became the rainiest April in Guangdong's meteorological record.
According to @GuangdongWeather, from April 1st to April 30th, the average rainfall of 11 cities in Heyuan, Shaoguan, Qingyuan, Huizhou, Guangzhou, Meizhou, Dongguan, Shanwei, Jieyang, Zhaoqing, and Chaozhou broke the historical record of rainfall in April.
- The highest average rainfall is in the source of the river, reaching 800.3 mm;
- In terms of increase, the largest is Shaoguan, with an average rainfall of 3.96 times in April, 3.87 times in Heyuan, 3.79 times in Huizhou, 3.56 times in Shanwei, 3.50 times in Meizhou, 3.45 times in Qingyuan, 3.19 times in Guangzhou, 3.16 times in Jieyang, 3.15 times in Dongguan, 3.04 times in Chaozhou, 3.02 times in Shantou, 2.61 times in Foshan, 2.57 times in Zhaoqing, and 2.56 times in Shenzhen.
- The rainfall in Zhuhai and Zhanjiang is less than that of the same period in normal years.
A new round starts today
Widespread heavy rainfall
Yesterday could have been this May Day holiday
The day with the least precipitation and the lightest day was the lightest
however
A new round of widespread heavy rainfall is here again
At 8:30 on May 3, the China Meteorological Administration entered a three-level emergency response state for heavy rain.
At 06:00 on May 3, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue warning for heavy rain and a blue warning for severe convective weather. It is expected that there will be heavy to heavy rain in parts of Guizhou, Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places on that day. Among them, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places have local heavy rainfall (100 to 150 mm).
Some of the above areas are accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, and some areas in Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and other places will have thunderstorms with strong winds or hail of 8 to 10. Among them, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and other places will have thunderstorms and gales above level 10, and the maximum wind force can reach level 11.
In addition, it is expected that on the 3rd and 5th, a new round of precipitation will be ushered in in the southern region, with a large cumulative rainfall in some areas of Jiangnan and South China, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, hail, thunderstorms and strong winds.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a geological disaster meteorological risk warning at 18 o'clock on May 2, and it is expected that from 20 o'clock on May 2 to 20 o'clock on the 3rd, the meteorological risk of geological disasters in some areas of central Guangdong and northeast Guangxi is high (yellow warning).
Local residents are advised to take precautions against geological disasters caused by precipitation, especially in the vicinity of geological hazards.
Meteorological experts reminded that in the precipitation process that began on the 3rd, the heavy precipitation area in the south overlapped with the previous precipitation area with a high degree of overlap, the risk of disaster increased, and the geological disaster had a certain lag, and the public needed to pay special attention to the meteorological disaster forecast and early warning information, and stay away from areas with high risk of meteorological disasters.
The heavy rainfall in the south coincides with the holiday, which may adversely affect traffic travel, so the public should arrange the travel time and route reasonably, and if necessary, they can advance or postpone the return journey to pay attention to safety.
There will be rain in Guangdong in the next few days
Is the rain over in Guangdong?
Not yet!
The weather in Guangdong is expected to continue to rain in western Guangdong during the day on May 3, and the Pearl River Delta will also "join the group" in the afternoon due to the convergence of the boundary layer, but these are the preludes.
From the night of the 3rd to the 5th, there will be heavy precipitation in Guangdong again, of which the rain will be the heaviest on May 4, please pay attention to the latest forecast and warning information, arrange your itinerary properly, and take precautions in time.
Specific forecasts
On the 3rd (Friday/holiday), Shaoguan, Qingyuan, Zhaoqing and Maoming were cloudy with moderate to heavy rain and local heavy rain, and the rest of the cities and counties were cloudy with (thunder) showers.
On the 4th (Saturday/holiday), Shaoguan, Qingyuan, northern Pearl River Delta and northern Maoming cities and counties were cloudy to overcast, with heavy rain to heavy rain and localized heavy rain, and the rest of the cities and counties were cloudy with (thunder) showers and locally heavy rain.
On the 5th (Sunday/holiday), it was cloudy to cloudy with moderate rain and locally heavy rain in Heyuan, Meizhou, and northern cities and counties of the Pearl River Delta, and the rest of the cities and counties were cloudy with (thunder) showers.
On the 6th (next Monday), it will be cloudy and thundershowers in the southwestern cities and counties, and the rest of the cities and counties will be mainly cloudy with visible sunshine.
The latest situation of the road sections affected by the flood season in Guangdong
Recently, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, highways and ordinary national and provincial roads in some areas of Guangdong Province have been damaged.
As of 20:00 on May 2, a total of 24 sections of the expressway were affected, an increase of 5 from April 30. 7 have been restored, and the remaining 17 have not been restored, of which: 2 are closed in both directions of the main line (Chayang section of Meida Expressway, Xinfeng to Guangde section of Dachao Expressway to Meizhou and Gaopi to Xinfeng section of Chaozhou direction), 1 one-way closure of the main line (Xiyang section of Meizhou Expressway to Meizhou direction), and 14 lanes are affected.
The remaining 7 affected sections of ordinary national and provincial highways are still under two-way traffic control.
According to Guangdong traffic news
As of 20:00 on May 2
The province's roads are affected by the flood season
The latest situation is as follows
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Heavy rainfall and other weather are frequent during the flood season
It is easy to cause geological disasters such as landslides and debris flows
What should I do in the event of a geological disaster?
What are the precursors?
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Edit | Zhang Zhiying Editor-in-charge| Zhang Xiuli
Comprehensive sources: Voice of the Greater Bay Area, Nanfang Daily, Guangdong Weather, Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China
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