Shanghai has been hit by consecutive days of heavy rain. On July 21st, Shanghai issued an orange rainstorm warning, forecasting that areas such as Huangpu District and Xuhui District would experience short-term heavy precipitation of over 100 millimeters per hour.
From 8:00 to 17:00 on July 21st, rainfall statistics in Shanghai showed that the highest precipitation occurred in Xuhui’s Xietu Road Street, with rainfall reaching 92.3 millimeters per hour; Xu Jiahui Station in the urban area recorded 53.6 millimeters.
At 16:30, the Shanghai Meteorological Center updated the rainstorm warning in the downtown area from yellow to orange, indicating that within the next 6 hours, areas like Huangpu District and Xuhui District would face short-term heavy precipitation of over 100 millimeters per hour, which could lead to urban flooding and traffic congestion.
Additionally, at 16:18, the Shanghai Meteorological Center issued a blue warning for strong winds in the downtown area, forecasting gusts of 7 to 9 on the Beaufort scale within the next 6 hours; the yellow thunderstorm warning remained in effect.
Subsequently, the topic labeled “Shanghai Rainstorm” surged to the top of the trending list on Weibo.
Science popularizer and weather enthusiast “Jiangnan Meteorology Lover” posted a reminder, “In parts of Xuhui District, 50 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in just 25 minutes! Pay attention to urban waterlogging!”
Shanghai netizens shared their own experiences, with comments like, “In Putuo, when it rains, it’s as big as the sun.” “The rain in Jing’an is also heavy.” “The rain in Yangpu is quite significant.” “My flight from Shanghai was delayed for two hours due to the rain.” “Stuck at Disneyland.”
“This rain really caught us off guard. Yesterday afternoon in Yangpu, it was as if someone turned on a faucet. Over 100 millimeters of rain fell within an hour near Wujiaochang, and Fudan campus turned into a ‘sea-viewing’ scene.”
“It has been raining for 5 days straight, pouring down during the evening rush hour every day.” “These past few days, it seems like there’s a hole in Shanghai’s sky, pouring rain heavily. It’s estimated that we’ve experienced the total annual rainfall within this short period.”