Hurricane Maysak is expected to cause torrential
rains in northeastern China, while two other
hurricanes are forming.
According to China National Meteorological
Center's 3-day weather forecast,
Typhoon Maysak with gusts of up to 117 km
/ h and heavy rainfall will hit the provinces
of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning as well
as Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region until
the night of 4.9.
"If a hurricane or a tropical depression encounters
cold air in the north,
a large amount of energy will be released,
leading to extreme rain, "the Xinhua News
Agency quoted the deputy director of the China
National Meteorological Center Xue Jianjun
as saying at a press conference on Monday.
"Usually people focus on the eye of a hurricane,
but the eye is usually quiet and the periphery
can have a big impact.
To prevent the damage brought by Hurricane
Maysak, people need to be prepared before
the eye of the storm arrives.
On September 1, the China General Department
of Meteorology issued a level 3 emergency
response to Typhoon Maysak - the third highest
level in the four-level warning system.
Heilongjiang Meteorological Department warned
of heavy rain and wind until April 4.
Farmers should take precautions to prevent
damage to crops, ferry services and highways
should be suspended.
Long lasting rainfall affecting the province
will cause floods in the Tung Hoa and To Ly
rivers.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Haishen, formed in the
Pacific Ocean on September 1, is expected
to travel northwest to Japan and South Korea
with winds of up to 261 km / h on May 5.
However, it is still uncertain how much of
the impact Typhoon Haishen could have affected
northeastern China, the National Meteorological
Center said.
The center also forecasts another storm that
will form next week and affect the waters
of eastern and southern China.
Between 1949 and 2019, on average, about 21%
of super typhoons affecting China occurred
in September, said deputy director of the
National Climate Center Jia Xiaolong.
“In the past 7 decades, in September there
have been about 90 super typhoons affecting
our country, accounting for the most among
other months,
but only 5 of them landed in China.
We cannot rule out the possibility that there
will be strong storms hitting China in September.
