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typhoon "prasang" has strengthened into a severe tropical storm, with heavy rain in some parts of the central and northern coastal areas of zhejiang

2024-09-19

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this morning (september 19),typhoon prasang has strengthened into a severe tropical storm and will make landfall on the coast today.affected by it, strong winds and rains may occur in the coastal and north-central areas of zhejiang from today to tomorrow afternoon, with local heavy rainstorms. gusts may reach level 11 in the north-central coastal areas. the public needs to pay attention to warning and forecast information and take anti-typhoon measures.

yesterday, strong winds of level 8 to 9 occurred on the coastal waters of zhejiang. the maximum wind speed occurred in hutou island, dongping, dongtou district, wenzhou, reaching 22.1 m/s (level 9). heavy rain and rainstorms occurred in some parts of the coastal areas. the heaviest rainfall occurred in xiandie, damaiyu street, yuhuan city, reaching 87 mm.

typhoon prasang, the 14th typhoon this year, strengthened into a severe tropical storm at 8:00 today. the zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory predicts that it will move rapidly toward the northwest at a speed of 40 to 45 kilometers per hour, gradually increasing in intensity, and will make landfall on the coast from zhoushan to ningbo this afternoon to evening (tropical storm level or severe tropical storm level, level 9 to 11, 23 to 30 meters per second), and then gradually weaken.

from today to tomorrow afternoon, some coastal areas and central and northern areas of zhejiang will experience heavy rain and rainstorms, and some areas will have heavy rainstorms. the accumulated rainfall in the above areas will be 40 to 80 mm, and 100 to 150 mm in some areas, and even more than 200 mm in some areas. other areas will have moderate to heavy rain, and some areas will have rainstorms.

in addition, affected by "prasang", zhejiang will still have strong winds today, with strong winds of 8 to 10 and 11 in some parts of the coastal areas of central and northern zhejiang. there will be gusts of 5 to 7 in the coastal areas of central and northern zhejiang and some inland areas, and 7 to 9 in rivers, lakes and mountainous areas.

meteorological department remindstyphoon "prasang" will land in the coastal areas of zhejiang today. under its influence, the coastal areas and central and northern areas of zhejiang will experience heavy rainfall. the heavy rainfall brought by "prasang" is characterized by "strong in spots and scattered in areas". it is necessary to take precautions against secondary disasters such as urban and rural waterlogging, mountain torrents in small watersheds, and landslides that may be caused by local heavy rainfall.