Many underground hailstones in Guangdong are afraid of being thrown out

Hails have devastated Guangdong since April, and meteorologists say “more than average in previous years”

I have never seen such hail

Since April, thunderstorms and other strong convective weather have frequently ravaged Guangdong, and it is particularly evident that there have been many hailfalls in the sky, north to Shaoguan and south to Zhanjiang, and the scope of influence is quite extensive. Many residents of Guangdong shouted: They dare not drive, fear being worn by the ice, but they dare not go out and fear being beaten! "The number of occurrences of hailstorms in April this year was indeed too high!" said Wu Zhifang, chief forecaster of the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Observatory, echoing the sighs of many people.

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Wu Zhifang, the chief forecaster of the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Observatory, told the Yangcheng Evening News that since April 5th, Guangdong province has experienced frequent thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, strong thunderstorms, and strong short-term precipitation, especially on the 12th. On the 19th, strong convective weather occurred in 7 out of 8 days, which is rare.

Not to mention the thunderstorms and tornadoes that appeared in various places. From hail alone, from 5th to 6th, records of hail were recorded in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang; on the 12th, hail occurred in Qingyuan Qingyuan County and Huadu District of Guangzhou in the evening, and Shaoguan Lechang. Late afternoon in the Qinglian Sanlian area, there was hail; on the afternoon of the 13th, there was a short ice storm in Panyu, Guangzhou; at noon on the 15th, there was hail in the urban area of ​​Shaoguan; hail weather occurred in parts of the cities of Meizhou, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhanjiang, and Maoming. On the 17th, hail occurred in several towns in Dongguan; on the 18th, hail appeared in parts of Lianjiang, Wuchuan, and Luoding. On the 19th, Shunde Chencun suddenly dropped hail.

Netizens have uploaded pictures of hail photos and complained about the various annoyances.

Why is hail so frequent?

Wu Zhifang, who has been studying convective weather for many years, introduced that in April, this is the month when strong convective weather occurs frequently, and most of the hailstorms occur between February and May when the cold and warm air meet, and they may also land in strong and lasting thunderstorms in midsummer. But she pointed out: "Compared to the multi-year average, the number of occurrences of hail in April this year is indeed too high."

Why does hail occur so frequently? Wu Zhifang said that the intensity of cold air affecting southern China from March to April has weakened, but the weak cold air still frequently affects southern China. In addition, the tropical system has begun to strengthen the northward lift. Both of them frequently collide in South China, often causing a favorable circulation background. The relatively strong upward movement is the reason for the strong convection weather at this time.

Since the beginning of April this year, the warm and humid air flow has been relatively strong, and the duration of maintenance has been relatively long, while the weak cold air has also become more frequent. The cold and warm air are frequently confrontation over Guangdong, causing strong convective weather to appear frequently.

How to judge the next hail?

According to meteorologists, if the weather is cold in the morning and the humidity is high in the next season, the solar radiation at noon is strong and the air convection is prosperous. It is easy to develop cumulonimbus clouds and hail formation. If you encounter such weather, you need to pay more attention.

Min Yun: "Cool in the morning, break the head in the afternoon," "Morning dew is heavy, and after the ice slams," "Black cloud tail yellow head, hail killed sheep and cattle." However, friends who will not watch the sky should still pay more attention to weather forecasts and warnings.

How long can a strong convective weather forecast be advanced? “In highly recognizable weather, optimistic hailstorms can be forecast 30 minutes ahead of schedule.” And more often, the forecast time is shorter. Due to the difficulty of strong convective weather forecasting, even in the advanced USA in the meteorological field, the average advance time for local severe storm warnings is 18 minutes.

In addition, Wu Zhifang stated that it is not possible to drop two or three kilograms of hail in the sky. It should be after the hail fell to the ground and several hailstones piled together and melted into a mass. However, she also reminded that hail damage is so damaging that if there is strong convective weather such as hail, residents should dodge it in time and they should not go out.

Guangzhou

Time: 12 noon on the 18th

Location: Baiyun, Haizhu

From 12 noon to 1.30 pm on the 18th, the days in various districts of Guangzhou turned dark until the darkness lasted several tens of minutes. The lights on the street were bright, the street lights were all on, and the lights in the buildings were shining. Some netizens had an interesting tune: "Who said that the darkness of the night is not understood during the day?" Baiyun District and Haizhu District have microblogging netizens that saw the hail.

Guangzhou

Time: 3 pm on the 13th

Location: Haizhu, Panyu

During the torrential rain on the afternoon of the 13th, hail storms began to appear in various places in Guangzhou. According to a netizen’s report, hail was found near Hai Chau’s Yu Chau District, Xingang East Road in Haizhu District and Yingbin Road in Panyu District. The hailstones are bigger than the quail eggs.

Wu Chuan

Time: 7 am on the 18th

Location: Mei Lu, Tong Xie, etc.

On the morning of the 18th, hail occurred in townships such as Meilu, Tangtang, Zhenwen, Dashanjiang, and Zhaba in Wuchuan. Tang Riwen, deputy village head of Sanzhao Village, Tongzhu Town, told reporters: “At about 7:30 in the morning, it began to hail, when the weather was heavy, the ice fell over the ground, and there was a large white area.” Then he found it from the ground. A hail has not yet melted, about two or three kilograms in weight.

Xu Wen

Time: Around 3:45 pm on the 5th

Location: Jinhe Town

On the afternoon of the 5th, the town of Jinhe, Xuwen County, Zhanjiang suddenly dropped hail and rain for about 20 minutes. Qiu Yu, a fisherman from Luohu, Jinhe Town, told reporters that at the beginning, the amount of hail was very small. However, after 10 minutes, the amount of hail dropped suddenly and it suddenly fell, and the ground quickly blossomed. The hailstones are as large as fingers, and the only small ones are the size of millet or soybeans, some are prismatic, some are oval, and others are rectangular.

Shaoguan

Time: Noon on the 15th

Location: Shaoguan City

At around 12:30 noon on the 15th, the Shaoguan urban area was suddenly full of clouds and lightning. Afterwards, hailstorms filled with egg-sized eggs rushed down. The hailstorm only lasted for more than 10 minutes, but it led to the wearing of the tiled factory buildings of several factories in the city, the parking of cars parked in the open air, and damage to some of the township's crops...

Huizhou

Time: 7pm on the 16th

Location: Boryang Yangqiao Town

At 7 pm on the 16th, a strong tornado struck several villages in Yangqiao Town, Boluo County. Many farms in the area were devastated, and more than 70 tile houses were damaged. Several people were injured. According to Zheng Shixuan, the branch secretary of the village under the tower, the gale caught hailstone for about half an hour, and half of the hailstones were big fists, and they wore many families.

Shunde

Time: 8 am on the 19th

Location: Chencun

"Shunde Chencun suddenly dropped hail, as if the peanuts out of the sky!" At 8 o'clock in the morning on the 19th, Shunde Chencun was carrying hail in the rain, and then Shunde netizens said on the Internet that they had seen hail and dried their hail.

Dongguan

Time: 5 pm on the 16th

Location: Changping, Dalang

At 5:48 pm on the 16th, Dongguan User@Huang--jin wrote Weibo, and shot a hail map on the ground. Subsequently, @ popular Dongguan also issued microblogging, said that I heard Changping, Dalang, Songshan Lake area under the hail, attracting many users onlookers. Some netizens upload multiple hail pictures, which are shaped like bean size.

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