There will be heavy rainfall and local heavy rain in the eastern half of Hainan Island

China News Service, Haikou, October 7 (Liu Shuang and Weng Xiaofang) The weather forecast released by the Hainan Provincial Meteorological Observatory on the 7th shows that from the 8th to the 9th, it is expected that due to the influence of the easterly jet stream, there will be a heavy precipitation weather process in the eastern half of Hainan Island, with local heavy rainstorms.

On land, on October 7, affected by weak cold air, Hainan Island was cloudy and cloudy with light to moderate rain, and local heavy to heavy rain in the southeast. From the 8th to the 9th, there were heavy to heavy rains and local heavy rains in the eastern half of Hainan Island, while the western half was cloudy with showers or thundershowers.

In terms of oceans, from October 7th to 10th, the sea surface near the Qiongzhou Strait and Nansha Islands will have wind force of level 5 to 6, and the gust will be level 7 to 8 during thunderstorms; the sea surface of Beibu Gulf, the sea surface in the west, east and south of Hainan Island, and the sea surface near Xisha and Zhongsha Islands will have wind force of level 5 to 6 and gust level 7 to 8, and the gust will increase to level 9 during thunderstorms.

The Hainan Provincial Meteorological Department reminded that from the 8th to the 9th, there will be heavy to heavy rains and local heavy rains in the eastern half of Hainan Island; it is recommended that relevant departments conduct safety inspections of small and medium-sized reservoirs, as well as risk prevention work for urban and rural waterlogging, farmland waterlogging, small and medium-sized river floods, flash floods and geological disasters.

Rainfall in Hainan Island in September was 20% more than normal. Some cities and counties have high soil saturation. The combination of this heavy rainfall may cause roads, bridges, and slopes to subside or collapse. Inspection of roads and bridges needs to be strengthened.

There are strong gusts of wind in most sea areas of Hainan Province at certain times. Water-related tourism activities, operating fishing boats, and passing ships need to pay close attention to the warning information. (over)