Cheng County

Gansu - China

2025-05-03

Cheng County Meteorological Observatory issues orange hail warning signal

Issue date: 2025-05-02T22:28+08:00

The Chengxian Meteorological Observatory issued an orange hail warning signal at 22:28 on May 2, 2025: It is expected that hail weather will occur in towns and villages such as Xiaochuan, Suyuan, Zhifang, Huangchen, Songping, Suochi, Lihe, Jifeng, and Shaba in our county tonight, and may cause hail disasters. Relevant departments and the general public are requested to pay attention to timely prevention.

Description

Hail weather may occur within 6 hours and may cause hail damage.

Guidelines

1. The government and relevant departments should do a good job of preventing hail in emergency response according to their responsibilities;

2. The meteorological department is ready for manual anti-hail operations and selects the opportunity to perform operations;

3. Outdoor pedestrians immediately go to a safe place for temporary shelter;

4. Drive poultry and livestock into covered places, and properly protect outdoor objects or equipment such as cars that are vulnerable to hail attack;

5. Pay attention to preventing lightning disasters accompanied by hail weather.

Cheng County Meteorological Observatory issues yellow warning signal for thunderstorms and strong winds

Issue date: 2025-05-02T20:49+08:00

At 20:49 on May 2, 2025, the Chengxian Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning signal for thunderstorms and strong winds: it is expected that tonight, towns and villages such as Huangzhu, Wangmo, Hongchuan, Diancun, Xiaochuan, Suyuan, Suochi, Lihe, Jifeng, Chengguan, and Shaba in our county may be affected by thunderstorms and strong winds, with gusts of 8 or above, accompanied by lightning and local short-term heavy precipitation and hail; Short term heavy rainfall may cause floods, flash floods, and geological disasters in small and medium-sized rivers. Please take precautions.

Description

It may be affected by thunderstorms and gales within 6 hours, the average wind force can reach 8 or more, or gusts of 9 or more accompanied by strong lightning; or it has been affected by thunderstorms and gales, the average wind has reached 8-9, or gusts of 9-10 accompanied by strong lightning, and may continue.

Guidelines

1. Keep valuable electrical equipment that is vulnerable to lightning strikes properly, and put them in a safe place after power failure;

2. Residents in dangerous areas and dangerous houses, as well as ships, should take shelter from the wind. Never take shelter from rain under trees, electric poles, or tower cranes, and turn off mobile phones when lightning occurs;

3. Cut off neon signs and dangerous outdoor power supplies;

4. Stop outdoor group activities and evacuate people immediately;

5. Outdoor workers at high altitudes, waters, etc. stop working, and personnel from dangerous areas are evacuated;

6. Be prepared for wind and lightning protection;

7. Pay attention to the latest news of thunderstorms and gales reported by the relevant media and relevant windbreak notices, and students stay in a safe place;

8. Secure doors and windows, enclosures, scaffolds, temporary structures and other structures that are easily blown by the wind. Personnel should leave the temporary structures as soon as possible, and properly arrange outdoor objects that are easily affected by thunderstorms and gales.