Hubei Yichang upgrades the heavy rain warning signal to red.

Yichang Meteorological Observatory in Hubei Province upgraded the heavy rain warning signal to red at 18:18 on May 17th. In the past 3 hours, the total rainfall in Baiyang Town, Gaoxin District has reached 80 millimeters. Under the continuous influence of heavy rain clouds, it is expected that in the next 3 hours, there will still be 30-50 millimeters of rainfall in Baiyang Town, Gaoxin District and surrounding areas, accompanied by 5-7 level gusts, thunderstorms, short-term heavy rainfall, and a very high risk of flooding in small and medium-sized rivers and urban and rural areas. Please strengthen precautions.