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a tornado occurred in qingpu, shanghai?

at about 17:00 on september 20, the shanghai meteorological bureau announced that strong thunderstorm clouds were affecting the city. the baoshan district meteorological observatory just issued an orange warning signal for strong winds, reminding everyonethere is a possibility of a tornado。

latest news: strong thunderstorm clouds are still affecting shanghai.pudong new areathe meteorological observatory has just issued an orange warning for strong winds.baoshan, qingpu, minhang, chongmingthe high wind warning signal for other areas is maintained, please take precautions.

on the afternoon of september 20, typhoon prasang made a comeback and turned northeastward in jiangsu. its rainstorm clouds will once again pass through shanghai. in the next 2-3 hours, there will be short-term heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in the central and northern parts of shanghai.

the shanghai meteorological department said that due to the influence of strong rainfall clouds, qingpu, western jiading, baoshan, northern pudong and chongming are experiencing significant rainfall.the wind is strong today, so be sure to pay attention to safety when traveling.。

on the afternoon of september 20, some netizens posted photos and videos saying that a tornado was suspected to have occurred in qingpu, shanghai.

the reporter noticed that on the afternoon of the 20th, some netizens posted photos and videos saying,a suspected tornado was photographed near wanda mao in qingpu, shanghaiaccording to the video footage shot by local residents, a supercell dropped a tornado in the convective cloud cluster in western shanghai as it passed through qingpu district. the structure of the funnel cloud is clear, and there are debris clouds on the ground, which can be confirmed to be a typical tornado.

@中国气象爱人" said that according to the video footage taken by local citizens, a tornado dropped from a supercell in the convective cloud cluster in western shanghai as it passed through qingpu district.

qingpu district meteorological observatory updated the yellow warning signal for strong winds to orange warning signal for strong winds at 15:50 on september 20, 2024: affected by thunderstorm clouds, strong northerly winds with gusts of more than level 12 are expected in some areas of qingpu district in the next 6 hours.tornadoes may occur locallystrong winds have serious impacts on outdoor operations, transportation, facility agriculture, construction projects, water operations, etc. the risk of disasters is very high, so please strengthen precautions.

the shanghai meteorological bureau confirmed:

there are potential conditions for tornadoes to appear over the city.

jiang man, chief forecaster of the municipal meteorological bureau, said:"at present, the potential for tornadoes to appear in the city still exists. therefore, local areas still need to consider the possibility of tornadoes, and citizens should pay attention to prevent the adverse effects of such severe weather."

jiang man further explained the cause of the tornado: "this time, the typhoon has weakened and dissipated, but there are still some small-scale vortices in the boundary layer, and the unstable energy is relatively abundant.the potential for tornadoes to form exists, so tornadoes will occur.”

the picture comes from xiaohongshu netizens

please fellow citizens

be sure to take precautions!