China Renews Blue Alert for Rainstorms May 5-6

The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) continued to issue a blue alert for rainstorms at 10:00 on May 5. The NMC predicts that from 14:00 on May 5 to 14:00 on May 6, there will be heavy rains in eastern Guizhou, central Hunan, central Jiangxi, southwestern Zhejiang, northwestern Fujian, northeastern Sichuan, most part of Chongqing, western Hubei, southeastern and northern Shaanxi,and central Shanxi.

There will be heavy rainstorms (100-120 mm) in western Hunan and central Jiangxi. Some of the above-mentioned areas are accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall (the maximum hourly rainfall is 20-50 mm, and that in some regions can exceed 60 mm). There will be strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and strong winds in some areas.