Heavy Rain in Taiwan: Meteorological Bureau Issues Special Report on Local Heavy Rain and Possible Disasters

The Central Meteorological Bureau issued a special report on heavy rain this morning, pointing out that due to the influence of the low pressure belt, it is easy to have short-term heavy rainfall. Today, there will be local heavy rain or heavy rain in Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County, and there is a possibility of local heavy rain in Changhua, Yunlin and Tainan. Please pay attention Lightning strikes, strong gusts, and swollen streams, please be careful of landslides and rockfall in mountainous areas, and be careful of stagnant water in low-lying areas.

The heavy rain warning area includes Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.

The scope of the heavy rain special warning includes Changhua County, Yunlin County, and Tainan City.

According to the website of the Bureau of Meteorology, as of 10:10 a.m. today, the cumulative rainfall in Ziguan District of Kaohsiung City reached 189.5 millimeters. In other counties and cities, Donggang Township in Pingtung County also reached 160 millimeters, and Southern District of Tainan City had 72.5 millimeters.

Peng Qiming, General Manager of Weather Risk Company, said on Facebook, a low pressure belt approached Taiwan today, forming a stagnant front. Facing the influence of the strong southwest monsoon axis in the central and southern regions, there is a high chance of showers or thunderstorms, and some areas may have heavy rain and short-term heavy rainfall.

Peng Qiming pointed out that it was originally estimated that there may be a rain gap on the 15th, but the latest forecast shows that the gap may be short, and the front will move northward rapidly. From the 15th to the 17th, there will generally be showers or thunderstorms in the western half, and there may be heavy rain in the central and southern regions. torrential rain. On the 18th, the front will move to the Yangtze River Basin, and the rainfall will slow down. However, under the southwest wind environment, there may be short-term showers or thunderstorms on the windward side in the central and southern parts. With the effect of heat, the local heavy rain may be higher; the unstable weather will continue until Around the Dragon Boat Festival.

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