The heaviest rainfall will occur in central and eastern China today and tomorrow, and the Central Meteorological Observatory has issued four warnings! How much do you know about taking precautions during heavy rain?

At 06:00 on April 3, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow warning for gale at sea, a blue warning for heavy rain, a yellow warning for heavy fog, and a blue warning for severe convective weather:

It is expected that this round of rain and snow will enter its strongest period today and tomorrow, and 11 provinces (autonomous regions) will experience large-scale heavy rainfall.

Among them, parts of central Anhui, eastern Hubei, northern Hunan and other places will have torrential rain (100-130 mm). Some of the above-mentioned areas will be accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation (maximum hourly rainfall of 20-50 mm, and locally more than 60 mm), and local strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and gales. Parts of central Inner Mongolia will have heavy to severe snow, and local heavy snow.

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According to Wang Weiyue, a meteorological analyst at China Weather Network

This large-scale heavy rain and snow process has

Precipitation range is wide and the intensity is high

The characteristics of rain and snow are complex

In southern cities

Changsha, Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai, etc.

The core period of rainfall will be from the 3rd to the 4th.

Feel the "rains fall heavily during the Qingming Festival" in advance before the Qingming Festival

Wuhan will see heavy rain on the 3rd

The cumulative rainfall will exceed 100 mm.

How are heavy rains formed?

How heavy is the rain considered to be a rainstorm?

During this heavy rainfall

Strong cold air moving south

Frontal precipitation caused by superimposed strong warm and humid air flow

There is also precipitation brought by the formation and development of the Jianghuai cyclone

Therefore, the Huanghuai, Jianghuai, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the south of the Yangtze River

While it's raining

Some areas will also be accompanied by frequent severe convective activities.

Encountering thunderstorms

Please be more cautious

Please keep this thunderstorm safety guide

Comprehensive sources: Ministry of Emergency Management, China Meteorological Administration, China Weather Network, etc.