The local tornado in Guangzhou was like “the end of the world”, and it snowed in Hebei and Inner Mongolia in April. Netizens said it was “unjust”. (Picture source: Video screenshot)
[Watch China, April 29, 2024](Watch comprehensive report by Chinese reporter Li Muzi) Extreme weather in China continues to hit Guangdong. On April 27, Guangdong Province suffered from continuous heavy rains.GuangzhouThe city is bigger than a fisthailFalling from the sky, powerfultornadoZhetian swept through Guangzhou, killing and injuring nearly 40 people.Hebei, many places in Inner Mongolia returned to winter overnight. In response to the frequent weird weather in mainland China, many netizens bluntly said, “It’s unfair!”
Tornado in Guangzhou kills 5 and injures 33 in 4 minutes
According to reports from mainland media such as The Paper and Xiaoxiang Morning News, Guangzhou was hit by heavy rain on the afternoon of April 27. Red rainstorm, red thunderstorm and wind, and orange hail warnings came into effect in many areas. At 16:00, the Guangzhou National Station recorded a cumulative rainfall of 455.8 mm in April, breaking the April rainfall record since 1951.
Hail occurred in Zengcheng District, Panyu District and other places in Guangzhou. Large hailstones can break through vehicle glass, roofs of simple houses, break helmets, etc. Among them, large hailstones with a diameter greater than 5cm occurred in Zengcheng. Some are bigger than a fist and even weigh 250 grams.
A tornado occurred in Zhongluotan Town, Baiyun District. The intensity of the tornado was a strong tornado level, which is equivalent to wind strength of 15-17. The length of the tornado movement path was about 1.7 kilometers and the width was 280 meters. The impact lasted about 4 minutes. The roof of a factory was overturned. A person in charge of a local enterprise affected by the disaster said that it was very scary when the tornado came, and more than 10 water tanks weighing more than 100 kilograms in the factory area were blown to Zengcheng.
Relevant departments in Baiyun District reported that the tornado caused 5 deaths and 33 injuries, and damaged 141 factories. Some injured people at the Baiyun District Third People’s Hospital said that hundreds of people were injured in the tornado and were waiting for treatment.
The Meteorological Observatory predicted on the 28th that severe convective weather will occur frequently in Guangzhou in the next few days, including local hail and tornadoes, short-term heavy rainfall, strong thunder and lightning, and short-term strong winds. On the 29th, the probability of severe convective weather in Guangzhou will be higher, with heavy rain and local torrential rain. Affected by cold air, shear lines and high-altitude troughs, Guangzhou still had strong convective weather on the 30th, with heavy rains and local heavy rains.
The Guangdong tornado is a bit like the end of the world.#tornado #Guangdong #hurricane #apocalypse pic.twitter.com/LYQjWD1nyq
— King of Water (@BigStrong1122) April 27, 2024
Heavy rains, floods, mudslides, tornadoes, hail, houses destroyed, trains suspended, casualties, all disasters are concentrated in Guangdong! China’s official media turned a deaf ear and kept singing and dancing! pic.twitter.com/teBssTHMd1
— News Investigation (@xinwendiaocha) April 28, 2024
The hail in Guangdong is incredible pic.twitter.com/Ho6PGxcOsD
— Aaron (@lowstz) April 27, 2024
Winter returns to many places in Hebei and Inner Mongolia overnight
Starting from April 27, snowfall occurred in many places in Hebei, switching to winter overnight. As of 11 o’clock on the 28th, the snow depth at Chengde Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm reached 32 centimeters. In the Saibei Management District of Zhangjiakou, residents traveling have changed into winter clothes. The Hebei Weichang County Meteorological Observatory continued to issue an orange warning signal for heavy snowfall at 9:12 on April 28. On the 28th, many places in Hebei issued strong wind warnings and thunder and lightning warnings, and heavy snow continued in many places.
Snowfall also occurred in many places in Inner Mongolia, with local areas reaching blizzard levels. From 8:00 on the 28th to 8:00 on the 29th, heavy snowfall occurred in Xilingol League, Chifeng City and other places in Inner Mongolia, with deep snow. In Inner Mongolia, there will still be sleet or light snow during the day on the 29th, and there may be local sleet.
It’s snowing in many places in Hebei! Return to winter overnight! At Chengde Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, as of 11 o’clock today, the snow depth reached 32 centimeters!#Hebeicooling pic.twitter.com/8Ex1LjENka
– believe in future! (mutual fo) (@qiuxiansheng666) April 28, 2024
It snows in summer! According to monitoring data, rainfall began to occur in central Inner Mongolia and northern Hebei on April 28. Especially after nightfall, it quickly turned to snow as the temperature dropped. As of this morning, the snowfall in Zhenglan Banner, Duolun and other places has exceeded 30 millimeters and reached a heavy level. Blizzard level! pic.twitter.com/pdYyzsAw22
— Qingfengyigu🇨🇳 (mutual fo) (@houzhangfa1) April 28, 2024
In response to the frequent extreme weather and anomalies in mainland China, many mainland netizens questioned, “What does it imply?”, “This is too abnormal!”, “What happened on this day this year?” Many netizens also said, ” “There is injustice” and “Dou E walks all over the street”.
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