At 19:39 on August 17, 2026, Ruicheng County Meteorological Station upgraded and issued a yellow rainstorm warning signal. The warning areas are Yangcheng Town and Dawang Town. In the past 6 hours, the warning area has experienced short-term heavy rainfall with a maximum rainfall intensity of over 30 millimeters per hour. It is expected that there will be short-term heavy rainfall with a maximum rainfall intensity of over 20 millimeters per hour in the next 6 hours. Please prepare relevant units and personnel for prevention. Defense guidelines: 1 The local people s governments at all levels, relevant departments and units should do a good job in preventing rainstorm according to their duties, check the drainage system of cities, farmland, fish ponds and other important facilities, clean the drainage pipelines in time, and do a good job in 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.

山西省水利厅和山西省气象局2026年8月17日13时00分联合发布山洪灾害气象风险预警：2026年8月17日14时至8月18日14时，受强降雨影响，我省临汾市西南部、运城市西南部2个市4个县发生山洪的可能性较大（黄色预警）；阳泉市北部、长治市西部、临汾市东南部和中部、运城市4个市19个县可能发生山洪（蓝色预警）。其他地区也可能因局地短历时强降水引发山洪灾害，请各地注意做好实时监测、防汛预警和转移避险等防范工作。