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hainan province's typhoon warning level downgraded to level 2

2024-09-07

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chinanews.com, haikou, september 7 (reporter wang ziqian) the hainan provincial government downgraded the typhoon warning from level 1 to level 2 at 08:00 on the 7th. the hainan provincial disaster prevention, mitigation and relief committee subsequently downgraded the flood and wind prevention level i emergency response to level ii emergency response at 8:30.

according to meteorological monitoring, the center of typhoon "makar" (super typhoon level) was located on the beibu gulf about 155 kilometers east-southeast of halong city, quang ninh province, vietnam at 07:00 on the 7th (20.3 degrees north latitude, 108.4 degrees east longitude). the maximum wind speed near the center was level 16, 52 meters per second (about 187 kilometers per hour).

it is expected that "makar" will move northwestward at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour, and land again on the coast from fangchenggang, guangxi to northern vietnam in the afternoon of the 7th (typhoon level or strong typhoon level, level 13-14, 40-45 meters/second), and then its intensity will weaken rapidly.

affected by "makar", during the day on the 7th, the western half of hainan island will still have strong winds and rains. the cumulative rainfall in lingao, danzhou, baisha, changjiang, dongfang, qiongzhong, wuzhishan, baoting, ledong and sanya will reach 40-80 mm, and 120 mm in some places. the rest of the cities and counties will have 20-40 mm, and 60 mm in some places. there will still be strong winds on the beibu gulf and the western seas of hainan island. the rotating winds on the nearby seas where the center of "makar" passes can reach 14-16. starting from the night of the 7th, the wind and rain in hainan province will be significantly weakened.

the hainan provincial disaster prevention, reduction and relief committee notified that all cities, counties and units should continue to do a good job in various prevention, response and post-disaster recovery work in accordance with the relevant requirements of the hainan provincial flood, wind and drought emergency plan and its supporting manual. (end)