Northeast China province issues highest rainstorm alerts
Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-21 18:48
HARBIN -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Sunday afternoon issued two red alerts for rainstorms, with red being the highest alert level in the country's four-tier weather warning system, according to the provincial meteorological observatory.
The observatory issued the first red alert at 1:10 pm, followed by a second at 2:20 pm. It said that several townships in the province have seen rainfall ranging from 50 mm to 70 mm within a period of one to two hours.
Heavy rain is expected to continue, with forecasts predicting cumulative rainfall of 100 mm or more.
At 1:40 pm Sunday, it also warned of severe convective weather, forecasting thunderstorms, gales and hail, as well as heavy rain in some parts of the province over the next six hours.