Gansu Province welcomes the strongest rainfall process after the summer, with 6 counties and districts issuing orange alerts for heavy rain.

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03/07/2025
Starting in the afternoon of July 2nd, precipitation processes have appeared in many areas of Gansu Province. Due to the significant intensity of the rainfall that has already occurred, it is expected that the nighttime rainfall will continue. Zhang County and Longxi County in Dingxi City, Maiji District, Qingshui County, Zhangjiachuan County, and Qingzhou District in Tianshui City will upgrade their heavy rain yellow warning signals to heavy rain orange warning signals. The meteorological department reminds the need to guard against secondary disasters such as floods in small and medium-sized rivers, urban and rural waterlogging, mountain torrents, landslides, and mudslides that may be caused by heavy rainfall. Strong convective weather has also been seen in many areas, with Zhang County in Dingxi City and Huan County in Qingyang City issuing orange hail warnings. According to the Gansu Provincial Meteorological Bureau, this round of precipitation is the most widespread, intense, and longest-lasting heavy precipitation weather process to affect Gansu Province after the start of summer.