Shanxi - China   2026-05-17   Sunday   35.78N, 113.28E

Lingchuan

Shanxi - China
2026-05-17

晋城市气象局发布山洪灾害气象风险黄色预警

Issue date: 2026-05-17T02:00+08:00

晋城市水务局和晋城市气象局2026年5月17日02时00分联合升级发布山洪灾害气象风险预警:受强降水影响,预计未来24小时内我市陵川县发生山洪的可能性较大(黄色预警),其余地区可能发生山洪(蓝色预警)。请有关单位和部门做好实时监测、防汛预警和转移避险等工作。

Lingchuan Meteorological Station issued a yellow rainstorm warning

Issue date: 2026-05-17T00:31+08:00

At 00:31 on May 17, 2026, Lingchuan County Meteorological Station upgraded and issued a yellow rainstorm warning signal. The warning area is Gujiao Township. The rainfall in the warning area has exceeded 50 millimeters in the past 6 hours, and it is expected that there will be more than 20 millimeters of rainfall in the next 6 hours. Please prepare relevant units and personnel for prevention. Defense guidelines: 1 The government and relevant departments should do a good job of rainstorm prevention according to their responsibilities, check the drainage system of cities, farmland, fish ponds and other important facilities, clean the drainage pipes in time, and do a good job of waterlogging drainage. Public security traffic management departments should encrypt traffic information prompts based on road conditions and implement targeted traffic guidance measures on different road sections. Primary and secondary schools, as well as kindergartens, may advance or postpone the start and end of school hours, take protective measures, and ensure the safety of students and young children when going to and from school. Drivers should timely understand traffic information and the road conditions ahead. When encountering deep water accumulation on the road or under overpasses, they should try to detour and avoid forced passage. Pedestrians should avoid low-lying areas such as bridges and culverts, and should not take shelter from rain or stay in dangerous areas; Avoid walking in deep water. 6. Check the safety of electrical circuits, stoves, and other facilities, cut off dangerous outdoor power sources in low-lying areas, suspend outdoor operations in open spaces, and relocate personnel and residents in dangerous areas to safe locations.

Description

Rainfall will reach more than 50 mm within 6 hours, or it has reached more than 50 mm and the rainfall may continue.

Guidelines

1. The government and relevant departments shall do a good job in preventing rainstorms in accordance with their duties;

2. The traffic management department shall adopt traffic control measures on heavy rainfall road sections according to road conditions, and implement traffic guidance on road sections with stagnant water;

3. Cut off dangerous outdoor power supplies in low-lying areas, suspend outdoor operations in open areas, and transfer people in dangerous areas and residents of dangerous houses to safe places to avoid rain;

4. Check the drainage system of cities, farmlands, and fish ponds, and take necessary drainage measures.

Lingchuan County Meteorological Bureau issues a yellow warning for geological hazards and meteorological risks

Issue date: 2026-05-16T18:35+08:00

The Emergency Management Bureau, Natural Resources Bureau, and Meteorological Bureau of Lingchuan County jointly issued a geological hazard meteorological risk warning at 18:35 on May 16, 2026: It is expected that the meteorological risk warning level for geological hazards in all towns and villages in the county will be level three (yellow) within the next 24 hours, indicating a high risk of geological hazards. Please strengthen inspections by relevant departments and do a good job in preventing and controlling geological disasters.