【深圳台风红色预警信号预发布！】#台风苏拉# Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory upgraded the orange alert for Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of the year, to red, the most severe warning in the China’s four-tier typhoon warning system, at 2 p.m. today.
This was the second time in five years for the city to issue a red alert for typhoon following Typoon Mangkhut in 2018. Saola might be the second typhoon that severely affects the city after Typhoon Mangkhut.
Shenzhen will suspend business, market and work from 4 p.m today and halt public transportation from 7 p.m. in response to Super Typhoon Saola.
Packed with speed at 58 meters per second, the super typhoon, about 192 kilometers southeast of Shenzhen at 12 p.m. today, was moving northwest at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per hour to approach the coast of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is expected to make landfall between Dapeng in Shenzhen and Hong Kong late tonight or early morning of Saturday. Or it might move past Shenzhen about 80 kilometers south of Hong Kong, according to Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory.
It will bring heavy rain this afternoon and tomorrow with precipitation of 250 millimeters to 400 millimeters and the hour precipitation at 70-120 millimeters.
This was the second time in five years for the city to issue a red alert for typhoon following Typoon Mangkhut in 2018. Saola might be the second typhoon that severely affects the city after Typhoon Mangkhut.
Shenzhen will suspend business, market and work from 4 p.m today and halt public transportation from 7 p.m. in response to Super Typhoon Saola.
Packed with speed at 58 meters per second, the super typhoon, about 192 kilometers southeast of Shenzhen at 12 p.m. today, was moving northwest at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per hour to approach the coast of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is expected to make landfall between Dapeng in Shenzhen and Hong Kong late tonight or early morning of Saturday. Or it might move past Shenzhen about 80 kilometers south of Hong Kong, according to Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory.
It will bring heavy rain this afternoon and tomorrow with precipitation of 250 millimeters to 400 millimeters and the hour precipitation at 70-120 millimeters.
#台风苏拉##台风苏拉向广东沿海靠近# 【超强台风“苏拉”来袭，深圳启动防台风二级应急响应】SOME tourist sites in Shenzhen have been closed temporarily as the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory issued a blue alert for Typhoon Saola early this morning.
Typhoon Saola is now less than 500 kilometers away from Shenzhen, according to according to the most recent forecasts. It entered the South China Sea last night and is moving northwest at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per hour to approach the coastal areas of eastern Guangdong, according to information released by the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory.
The observatory upgraded the white alert for Typhoon Saola to blue at 6 a.m. today.
The typhoon might make landfall anywhere from Guangdong's Lufeng to the coastal area of Hong Kong on Friday afternoon or later, according to the observatory. It's also possible that it may not make landfall but instead pass offshore Guangdong and move southwest, it said. Shenzhen expects hot weather today, with the highest temperature reaching 33°C, and heavy rainfall from Friday to Saturday.
In response, Fairly Lake Botanical Garden in Luohu District, Dameisha Beach Park and Yunhai Park in Yantian District, and Rose Marine resort in Dapeng New Area, have been temporarily closed.
Guangzhou and Huizhou have also closed some seaside tourist sites.
A number of train routes are scheduled to be suspended in Guangdong Province starting this afternoon, according to China Railway Guangzhou Group.
The beginning of the autumn semester of middle schools and kindergartens will be postponed to next Monday in cities including Shantou, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Chaozhou in Guangdong.
Ferry services between Guangzhou's Nansha and Zhuhai and some ferry services between Guangzhou's Pazhou and Hong Kong's airport are suspended starting today.
Guangdong has activated a Level-II emergency response for floods this morning. The provincial authorities held a meeting yesterday morning to arrange preparations for the typhoon and urged local governments to give priority to preventing injuries and minimizing economic losses. (Liu Minxia)
Typhoon Saola is now less than 500 kilometers away from Shenzhen, according to according to the most recent forecasts. It entered the South China Sea last night and is moving northwest at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per hour to approach the coastal areas of eastern Guangdong, according to information released by the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory.
The observatory upgraded the white alert for Typhoon Saola to blue at 6 a.m. today.
The typhoon might make landfall anywhere from Guangdong's Lufeng to the coastal area of Hong Kong on Friday afternoon or later, according to the observatory. It's also possible that it may not make landfall but instead pass offshore Guangdong and move southwest, it said. Shenzhen expects hot weather today, with the highest temperature reaching 33°C, and heavy rainfall from Friday to Saturday.
In response, Fairly Lake Botanical Garden in Luohu District, Dameisha Beach Park and Yunhai Park in Yantian District, and Rose Marine resort in Dapeng New Area, have been temporarily closed.
Guangzhou and Huizhou have also closed some seaside tourist sites.
A number of train routes are scheduled to be suspended in Guangdong Province starting this afternoon, according to China Railway Guangzhou Group.
The beginning of the autumn semester of middle schools and kindergartens will be postponed to next Monday in cities including Shantou, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Chaozhou in Guangdong.
Ferry services between Guangzhou's Nansha and Zhuhai and some ferry services between Guangzhou's Pazhou and Hong Kong's airport are suspended starting today.
Guangdong has activated a Level-II emergency response for floods this morning. The provincial authorities held a meeting yesterday morning to arrange preparations for the typhoon and urged local governments to give priority to preventing injuries and minimizing economic losses. (Liu Minxia)
#台风苏拉# 【中央气象台继续发布台风橙色预警: “苏拉”最大风力有17级以上】China's national observatory on Wednesday renewed an orange alert for Typhoon Saola, which is expected to bring gales and heavy rains to the country's southern coastal regions.
Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of this year, is moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour, and is expected to move into the northeastern waters of the South China Sea on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
It is likely to make landfall somewhere on the coast within an area stretching from eastern Guangdong to southern Fujian during daytime on Friday, or it may move southwestward from the east coast of Guangdong, the NMC said.
Strong winds and heavy rainstorms will hit areas to the east of China's Taiwan island, northeast parts of the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait from Wednesday to Saturday. Heavy rain will lash parts of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. Some areas are likely to experience rainstorms, the NMC said.
The China Meteorological Administration activated a Level-II emergency response on Wednesday.
Experts suggested people in the aforementioned areas should prepare for potential emergencies caused by the typhoon, and warned cruise ships and fishing boats in the affected waters to return to port for shelter.
Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of this year, is moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour, and is expected to move into the northeastern waters of the South China Sea on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
It is likely to make landfall somewhere on the coast within an area stretching from eastern Guangdong to southern Fujian during daytime on Friday, or it may move southwestward from the east coast of Guangdong, the NMC said.
Strong winds and heavy rainstorms will hit areas to the east of China's Taiwan island, northeast parts of the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait from Wednesday to Saturday. Heavy rain will lash parts of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. Some areas are likely to experience rainstorms, the NMC said.
The China Meteorological Administration activated a Level-II emergency response on Wednesday.
Experts suggested people in the aforementioned areas should prepare for potential emergencies caused by the typhoon, and warned cruise ships and fishing boats in the affected waters to return to port for shelter.
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