Hubei launched a three-level emergency response to major meteorological disasters (rainstorms)
CCTV News: According to the WeChat WeChat official account news released by Hubei, this morning, Hubei Meteorological Bureau upgraded the four-level emergency response of major meteorological disasters (rainstorm) to three-level emergency response. This afternoon, many places in Hubei issued rainstorm lightning warning.
At 16: 00 today, the Hydrological Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources continued to issue orange warnings for floods in Xiantao reach in the lower reaches of the Han River, yellow warnings for floods in other reaches below Xiangyang in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River, and blue warnings for floods in Baihe reach and Danjiangkou reservoir area in the upper reaches of the Han River.
Warning! There will be heavy rain in these places in Hubei.
According to @ Hubei Weather News, from today’s satellite cloud picture, we can see that the whole rainfall belt spans Sichuan, southwestern Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong, and Shiyan and Xiangyang in northwest Hubei are also on the edge of the rain belt. Today, there will be small to moderate rain and partial heavy rain. Other parts of Hubei Province are cloudy today, with some showers.
Hubei Provincial Department of Natural Resources issued geological disaster prevention and early warning
20: 00 on September 4, 2021 — At 20: 00 on September 5, it is estimated that Shiyan (Shiyan City, Yunxi, Yunyang and the northwest of Danjiangkou), Xiangyang (the southeast of Zaoyang), Suizhou (the northwest of Zengdu District and the south-central part of Suixian County) and other areas with heavy rainfall are at greater risk of collapse, landslide and debris flow. Relevant local governments and relevant departments are requested to take precautions against geological disasters.
Office of Hubei Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters: Patrol dikes and check risks to ensure safe flood season.
On the evening of September 3rd, it was learned from the office of Hubei Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that it is expected that there will be obvious rainfall in the western part of our province from September 4th to 6th, including moderate to heavy rain and local heavy rain in Shiyan, Xiangyang, Shennongjia and Enshi. The water level of Danjiangkou Reservoir will rise further, and the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River will continue to exceed the warning water level or approach the guaranteed water level. Affected by the continuous rainfall in the upper and middle reaches of the Han River since late August, the current flood control situation in the Han River Basin is more severe.
From 16: 00 on September 2 to 16: 00 on September 3, cloudy weather dominated most of the province, with scattered showers in the southwest, southwest, southeast and east of Huanggang from afternoon to night, with short-term heavy precipitation and thunderstorms and strong winds in some areas. The water levels in Yichang-Lianhuatang section of the main stream in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River all decreased slightly, and the water levels in Luoshan-Jiujiang section all increased slightly, and the water levels at all stations were below the fortification. The water levels of Xiangyang, Yicheng and Huangzhuang in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River exceeded the fortification level, while those of Shayang, Xiantao and Hanchuan exceeded the warning level.
Hubei Provincial Defense Office requires that we should attach great importance to the flood situation and influence in the Hanjiang River basin, pay attention to the risk of secondary disasters caused by rainfall in western Hubei and the safety of lakes, reservoirs and ponds, strengthen the duty on duty, build a strong ideological defense line, and constantly patrol the dikes to check the dangers to ensure the safety of the flood season.