Guangzhou Daily News (all-media reporter Yekas) "The sky is leaking!" Since the early hours of yesterday morning, heavy rain has been spilled in Yangcheng one after another. At 10: 15 am yesterday, a rainstorm red warning signal was released in Conghua District of Guangzhou, which was the first rainstorm red warning signal released in Guangzhou this year. The reporter learned from the Guangzhou Meteorological Observatory that this is also the earliest rainstorm red warning signal in Guangzhou since the implementation of the Regulations on Issuing Early Warning Signals of Sudden Meteorological Disasters in Guangdong Province in 2006.
Influenced by strong thunderstorm clouds, from the night of 18th, heavy rain, heavy rain and short-term gale occurred in central and northern Guangzhou, and the influence of wind and rain gradually expanded. Yesterday, there were strong thunderstorms in most parts of Guangzhou from 3: 00 to 6: 00 and from 8: 00 to 15: 00, with accumulated rainfall ranging from heavy rain to heavy rain, accompanied by strong lightning and gusts of 8-10.
During this process, all districts in the city issued warning signals of rainstorm and thunderstorm and gale, among which the rainstorm warning signals in Huadu, Zengcheng and Conghua districts were upgraded to red at the highest level, while those in Baiyun, Huangpu, Liwan, Tianhe, Yuexiu and Panyu districts were upgraded to orange at the highest level. Except Panyu and Nansha District, all other districts issued orange warning signals of thunderstorm and gale at the highest level. Except Panyu, Nansha and Haizhu District, all other districts have issued hail orange warning signals.
Emergency headquarters, the city’s meteorological disaster, launched the emergency response of Guangzhou meteorological disaster (rainstorm) level II and meteorological disaster (thunderstorm and gale) level III. As of around 15: 00 yesterday, the rainstorm in Conghua and Zengcheng districts in Guangzhou was red, the rainstorm in Baiyun, Huangpu and Panyu districts was orange, the thunderstorm and gale in Huangpu, Yuexiu, Tianhe, Liwan, Haizhu and Nansha districts in yellow rainstorm warning signal and Zengcheng district were orange, the thunderstorm and gale warning signals in Conghua, Huadu, Huangpu, Yuexiu, Tianhe, Liwan, Haizhu and Panyu districts were yellow, and the hail warning signals in Conghua and Zengcheng districts were orange.
The reporter learned from the Guangzhou Meteorological Bureau that the "Regulations on Meteorological Disaster Prevention in Guangzhou" was officially implemented on April 1 this year, which stipulates that classes will be suspended in the morning when the rainstorm red warning signal in the region takes effect from 6: 00 to 8: 00; When the rainstorm red warning signal in the region takes effect from 11: 00 to 13: 00, classes will be suspended in the afternoon. If classes are suspended in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, students will stop attending school; Students who are already on their way to and from school should take refuge in a safe place nearby. Schools should open school buildings to ensure the safety of students at school and on school buses.
Guangzhou Daily News (all-media reporter Li Yan correspondent Airport Xuan, Nan Xuan) Affected by the strong thunderstorm weather, Baiyun Airport launched the yellow warning of the first large-scale flight delay this year at 13:14 on April 19. At 16:10, the warning level was reduced to blue. By 17: 00, there were 70 departure flights delayed by more than one hour, 106 departure flights were cancelled, 92 arrival flights were cancelled, and 23 foreign flights were reserved. Baiyun Airport made every effort to ensure the follow-up, and the order in the terminal was stable.
On April 19th, Baiyun Airport planned 694 outbound flights and 682 inbound flights, totaling 1,376 flights. Affected by the strong thunderstorm, the blue warning of large-scale flight delay was started at 10:36, and 58 flights were delayed for more than one hour. At 13:14, 83 flights were delayed for more than one hour, and the emergency response level of large-scale flight delay was upgraded to yellow. Flights to East China, Beijing and Chongqing are obviously controlled by traffic.
In view of the large-scale flight delay, Baiyun Airport launched a flight coordination mechanism to coordinate airlines to reduce flights and adjust capacity in time. By 17: 00, Baiyun Airport had arranged 17 meals and 15 hotel accommodations.
According to the emergency stop requirements of Guangzhou Traffic Management Station, Baiyun Airport Airport Express Line suspended the operation of urban and long-distance passenger lines at 12 noon on April 19. All drivers and passengers strictly observe their posts and stand by on the spot. When the rain weakened and the road traffic conditions improved, the operation was fully resumed at 13: 40.
Airport Express is also doing a good job in Baiyun Airport — Service guarantee of Pazhou Canton Fair special line. Yesterday was the last day of the first phase of the 125th Canton Fair, and there was a peak of returning merchants in Pazhou. Airport Express and Airport Express will earnestly ensure the return passenger flow, and the shuttle bus will start rolling and leave when the passengers are full.
At 16:10, with the improvement of weather conditions, the number of departure flights delayed by more than one hour at Baiyun Airport dropped to 78, and the emergency response level of large-scale flight delays dropped to blue.
According to the latest meteorological information, the next weather will still be dominated by showers. Baiyun Airport reminds passengers to pay attention to the weather changes when going out. You can check the flight dynamics through the airlines you take or Baiyun Airport service hotline 020-96158, Airport Link, WeChat, Weibo and APP.