September 20 (Xinhua) — According to the website of the National Meteorological Center, yesterday strong wind and rain hit Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hainan Island and other places, while northern regions experienced high winds, temperature drops and rainfall. Over the next three days, heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Jianghuai, Jiangnan, South China and other areas, with risks of rainstorm disasters; precautions should be taken against urban and rural waterlogging and secondary disasters. Under the influence of a relatively strong cold air mass, the central and eastern regions will see high winds and temperature drops, with moderate to heavy rain in parts of North China and Northeast China; precautions should be taken against localized flash floods and geological disasters.

　　"Pulasan" combined with cold air will bring strong wind and rain to East China

　　The center of this year's 14th typhoon "Pulasan" made landfall along the coast of Daishan County, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province at around 6:50 p.m. yesterday (the 19th) (25 m/s, 990 hPa, severe tropical storm intensity). After crossing Hangzhou Bay, it made a second landfall along the coast of Fengxian District, Shanghai at around 9:45 p.m. (23 m/s, 995 hPa, tropical storm intensity). In the early hours of today (the 20th), its center moved from Shanghai into Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, and at 5 a.m. it was located in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, at 31.9 degrees north latitude and 120.3 degrees east longitude, with maximum wind force of 8 (18 m/s) and a minimum central pressure of 1000 hPa. It is expected that "Pulasan" will move north-northwest to north at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, with its intensity gradually weakening. Affected by it, from 08:00 on the 20th to 08:00 on the 21st, parts of central and southern Jiangsu, southeastern Anhui, Shanghai, northern and western Zhejiang and other places will see heavy to torrential rain, with localized torrential rainstorms (100–160 mm); the Bohai Sea, the Bohai Strait, most of the Yellow Sea and the northwestern East China Sea will experience strong winds of force 7–8 with gusts of force 9–10, among which the coastal areas of eastern Jiangsu will have winds of force 5–6 with gusts of force 7–8. The National Meteorological Center issued a blue typhoon warning at 06:00 on September 20.

　　The National Meteorological Center continued to issue a yellow rainstorm warning at 06:00 on September 20. It is expected that from 08:00 on September 20 to 08:00 on September 21, parts of central and southern Jiangsu, southeastern Anhui, Shanghai, northern and western Zhejiang, central and southern Hunan, central and southern Jiangxi, southeastern Fujian, the southeastern coastal areas of Guangdong, southern Hainan Island, as well as western Sichuan Basin, northeastern Yunnan, northwestern and central Guizhou, and eastern Shanxi will see heavy to torrential rain, among which parts of southeastern Anhui, southeastern Jiangsu, eastern Hunan, the southeastern coastal areas of Guangdong, and western Sichuan Basin will experience torrential rainstorms (100–160 mm). Some of the above areas will be accompanied by short-duration heavy precipitation (maximum hourly rainfall of 20–50 mm, with localized areas exceeding 80 mm), and localized severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and gales.

　　Central and eastern regions to see high winds and temperature drops

　　From the 20th to the 22nd, a relatively strong air mass will move eastward and southward, affecting the central and eastern regions of China. Temperatures in most of Inner Mongolia, North China, central and southern Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan and most of Jiangnan will drop by 4–8°C successively, with some northern areas cooling by 8–10°C; among them, localized temperature drops in central and western Inner Mongolia and northern North China may reach more than 12°C. Most of the above areas will be accompanied by northerly winds of force 4–5 with gusts of force 6–8, and maximum gusts over rivers and lakes may reach force 8–9.

　　Most northern regions will experience an obvious precipitation process. Light to moderate rain will fall in eastern Qinghai, southern Gansu, western and southern Sichuan Basin, as well as central and eastern Inner Mongolia, North China and southern Northeast China, among which parts of western Sichuan Basin, eastern Shanxi and western Hebei will see heavy rain and localized rainstorms.

　　Specific forecasts for the next three days

　　From 08:00 on September 20 to 08:00 on September 21, parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia, eastern Jilin, eastern Liaoning, central Hebei, northern North China, eastern and western Jianghuai, northern and southern Jiangnan, northern Southwest China, southern Sichuan Basin, northwestern Guizhou, and central, northern and southern South China will see moderate to heavy rain, among which parts of southern Anhui, central and southern Jiangsu, central Hunan, central Jiangxi, northern Zhejiang, southeastern Fujian, southern Sichuan Basin, northwestern Guizhou, northeastern Yunnan and the southeastern coastal areas of Guangdong will experience rainstorms or torrential rainstorms (100–160 mm). Parts of western Liaoning, northern Shaanxi, southern Hebei, central Tianjin, central Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang will have winds of force 4–6, among which parts of southern Jiangsu will have winds of force 7–8.

　　From 08:00 on September 21 to 08:00 on September 22, parts of southern Hunan, central and southern Jiangxi, southeastern Zhejiang, northern Fujian, eastern and southern Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan Island, as well as central and southern Chongqing and northern Guizhou will see moderate to heavy rain, among which parts of southern Jiangxi, central Chongqing, southeastern Guangxi, central and western Guangdong and most of Hainan Island will experience rainstorms or torrential rainstorms (100–140 mm).

　　From 08:00 on September 22 to 08:00 on September 23, parts of central and southern Guangxi, central and southern Guangdong, most of Fujian, Hainan Island, as well as northern the Western Sichuan Plateau and southwestern Yunnan will see moderate to heavy rain, among which parts of southeastern Fujian, eastern Guangdong and most of Hainan Island will experience rainstorms or torrential rainstorms (100–180 mm).