Affected by weak cold air and tropical low pressure, heavy rainfall occurred in many places in Guangdong
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- Affected by the weak cold air and the peripheral circulation of tropical low pressure, heavy rainfall occurred in central and southern Guangdong from September 13 to 14.
- 129 towns and streets experienced heavy rain and heavy rain, with the maximum rainfall reaching 136.9 mm.
- The meteorological department predicts that the precipitation will gradually weaken, but there will still be strong winds in the sea in eastern Guangdong.
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Guangdong has recently been affected by weak cold air and the outer circulation of tropical low pressure, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall in the central and southern regions.
China News Service, Guangzhou, September 14 (Reporter Wang Jian) Affected by weak cold air and the peripheral circulation of tropical low pressure, heavy rainfall occurred in cities and counties in central and southern Guangdong from the day of the 13th to the morning of the 14th. 129 towns and streets in the province experienced heavy rains and heavy rains. The maximum rainfall in the province reached 136.9 mm.
According to the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau, meteorological and hydrological monitoring showed that from 8:00 on the 13th to 8:00 on the 14th, 17 towns and streets in the province recorded heavy rains of more than 100 mm, 112 towns and streets recorded heavy rains of 50 mm and 100 mm, and 316 towns and streets recorded rains of 25 mm and 50 mm. Heavy rains, the towns and streets with the highest rainfall in each city include: Jinxianmen Street in Rongcheng District, Jieyang 136.9 mm, Xitou Town, Yangxi County, Yangjiang, 126 mm, Klu Town, Leizhou City, Zhanjiang, 114 mm, Dangan Town, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, 105.7 mm, and Mata Town, Dianbai District, Maoming, 101.3 mm.
In addition to heavy rainfall, during the day on the 13th, average winds of level 6 to level 7 and gusts of level 8 occurred on the sea surface in the central and western parts of the province, coastal cities and counties, the Qiongzhou Strait, and the Beibu Gulf.
The Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau stated that it is expected that on the 14th, the residual circulation of the tropical depression will continue to move westward away from Guangdong, and precipitation will weaken across the province. From the 15th to the 17th, the province was mainly cloudy, with occasional (thunder) showers in some cities and counties. Affected by the weak cold air, from the 14th to the 16th, there was a northeasterly wind of level 6 to level 7 in the sea surface of eastern Guangdong.
Meteorological experts said that under the influence of weak cold air in Guangdong recently, the sea surface in eastern Guangdong has strong winds, so attention should be paid to maritime operations and traffic safety.
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