Related News
Home 禄 Metro 禄 Public Services
Storm to lash city as weather bureau issues three alerts
By Tom Qian |
July 30, 2009, Thursday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
RAINSTORM, wind and thunder alerts were issued today by the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau.
The bureau issued a red rainstorm alert, the highest in a three-tier warning system. It was the first time the bureau issued the red alert for the entire city this summer.
Both the thunder and wind alerts were yellow. Thunder alerts are yellow - the lowest warning - orange and red. Wind alerts are blue, yellow, orange and red, which is the highest warning.
More than 60 millimeters of rain is expected in the city this afternoon, the bureau said.
Strong winds of between 50 and 88 kilometers per hour were expected during the storm and thunder was expected throughout the afternoon.
The bureau reminded residents to be careful if they go outdoors.
The bureau issued a red rainstorm alert, the highest in a three-tier warning system. It was the first time the bureau issued the red alert for the entire city this summer.
Both the thunder and wind alerts were yellow. Thunder alerts are yellow - the lowest warning - orange and red. Wind alerts are blue, yellow, orange and red, which is the highest warning.
More than 60 millimeters of rain is expected in the city this afternoon, the bureau said.
Strong winds of between 50 and 88 kilometers per hour were expected during the storm and thunder was expected throughout the afternoon.
The bureau reminded residents to be careful if they go outdoors.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
