From sudden heavy rain to typhoon-like strong winds... Roads were flooded and street trees were uprooted

On the afternoon of the 18th, a sudden downpour of around 50 mm per hour poured down, turning the city center on a holiday into chaos, with many roads submerged in water.

Accompanied by typhoon-level strong winds, street trees were uprooted, building signs were torn down, and some flights were canceled or delayed.

According to fire authorities and the Korea Meteorological Administration, the area around Wanjeong intersection in Majeon-dong, Incheon was flooded at around 2:48 p.m., and three people trapped in a car were rescued.

At the same time, in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, vehicles were unable to travel due to flooding on the road, and the driver escaped with the help of firefighters.

Several urban roads across the country were submerged in water, including Todang-dong and Haengsin-dong in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Unjeong-dong in Paju-si, and the entrance to Yedanpo, Yeongjong-gu, Incheon.

Drivers were nervous and drove slowly on the road, which had turned into a waterway with fallen leaves floating around.

At a large supermarket in Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, a water leak occurred in the ceiling, causing inconvenience to customers as they had to move around to avoid dripping water.

On this day, 323 reports of damage from strong winds and heavy rain were received in the Gyeonggi region and 78 in the Incheon region.

Damage from strong winds continued.

At 1:23 p.m. on this day, a report was received that a water tank had collapsed in Dohwa-dong, Michuhol-gu, Incheon, and firefighters took action.

A convenience store sign was torn off near Sinpo International Market in Jung-gu, Incheon, and a church steeple broke and fell on the road in Cheongna-dong, Seo-gu.

A report was received that a sign was likely to fall on a building in Anmyeon-eup, Taean-gun, South Chungcheong Province, and a bus stop was overturned in Dasan-dong, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Some roads were closed at one time as street trees were uprooted or broken across the country, including Madu-dong in Goyang-si, Yecheon-dong in Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, and the 516 Road Forest Tunnel in Jeju-si.

In Jeonbuk, 6 cases of strong wind damage were reported, including 5 cases of trees falling and 1 case of a tent falling over.

Flights using Incheon International Airport were also canceled or diverted one after another due to bad weather.

According to Incheon International Airport Corporation, a total of 40 flights were canceled that day. There were 36 flights canceled in advance due to the weather forecast, and 4 flights were canceled on this day.

In addition, the number of delayed flights was 34 and the number of diverted flights was 9.

As of 9 p.m., the precipitation on this day was recorded at 66.5 mm in Cheongpyeong, Gapyeong, 62.0 mm in Changhyeon, Namyangju, 60.0 mm in Bokheung, Sunchang, 59.0 mm in Yangchon, Gimpo, and 55.5 mm in Gyeongseo-dong, Incheon.

In particular, in these areas, sudden heavy rain of around 50 mm per hour fell from 2 to 5 pm, and strong winds blew at a maximum speed of around 20 m per second.

Heavy rain warnings and strong wind warnings were once issued for these areas.