Severe rainstorms have recently hit many areas in southern China, with 8 provinces experiencing heavy rain to extreme heavy rain. Several local meteorological stations have issued red alerts for heavy rain.
As of 6:00 on June 30, the China Meteorological Administration continued to issue red alerts for heavy rain: From 08:00 on June 28 to 05:00 on June 30, parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi experienced heavy to heavy rain, with local areas in Anhui and Hubei reporting extreme heavy rain, accompanied by short intense precipitation.
It is forecasted that from 08:00 on June 30 to 08:00 on July 1, parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Hunan, Guangxi, and Guizhou will experience heavy rain, with some areas in Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi expecting heavy to extreme heavy rain, with local regions in southwestern Hunan facing extreme heavy rain.
At 6:00 on June 30, the Hunan Provincial Meteorological Bureau issued a red alert for heavy rain: From 08:00 on the 30th to 08:00 on the 1st, parts of Changsha, northern Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, northwestern Hengyang, Shaoyang, southern Yueyang, southern Yiyang, Huaihua, and parts of Loudi will experience heavy rain, with some regions expecting extreme heavy rain.
To cope with the heavy rainfall in Hunan, authorities have taken measures to suspend some trains passing through the Jiaoliu and Hukun conventional railway lines.
Due to the continuous heavy rainfall, the flood control emergency response level in Hubei Province was raised from level four to level three at 16:00 on June 28. As of 19:00 yesterday (June 29), there were 611 reservoirs in Hubei Province exceeding the flood limit water level.
As of 19:00 on June 29, the water level at the Chenglingji station in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River was 32.88 meters, exceeding the warning level by 0.38 meters. The water level at the Hankou station was 26.89 meters, 0.41 meters below the warning level. According to hydrological predictions, water levels are expected to continue rising.
At 9:00 on June 30, the Anhui Provincial Meteorological Bureau continued to issue an orange alert for heavy rain. Over the next 24 hours, Chizhou, Wuhu, Tongling, Xuancheng, Huangshan and other areas will experience heavy to heavy rain, with some areas in Anqing, Chizhou, Xuancheng, and Huangshan expecting extreme heavy rain, along with short intense precipitation, thunderstorm winds (level 8 or above), and other severe convective weather.
At 7:25 on June 30, the average water level of Taihu Lake rose to 3.80 meters, reaching the warning level. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Water Resources of the Communist Party of China on the numbering of major river floods nationwide, this is designated as the “Taihu 2024 No. 1 flood.”
The Shanghai Center Meteorological Observatory updated the blue alert for heavy rain to a yellow alert at 08:00 on June 30: Due to the influence of stronger precipitation clouds, it is expected that before midnight tonight, most areas of the city will experience heavy rainfall accumulating to over 80 millimeters in 6 hours, prompting the change from a blue alert to a yellow alert for heavy rain.