Wenquan

Xinjiang - China

2026-08-20

Wenquan County Meteorological Observatory issues orange hail warning

Issue date: 2026-08-19T20:13+08:00

At 20:13 on August 19, 2026, the Meteorological Observatory of Wenquan County issued an orange hail warning signal: Currently, the center of strong convection is located in the western mountainous area of Zhalemute Township. It is expected that hail weather may occur in some areas from Zhalemute Township to Taxiu Township in Wenquan County from evening to night, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, strong winds and other strong convective activities, which may cause hail disasters. Please strengthen prevention.

Description

Hail weather may occur within 6 hours and may cause hail damage.

Guidelines

1. The government and relevant departments should do a good job of preventing hail in emergency response according to their responsibilities;

2. The meteorological department is ready for manual anti-hail operations and selects the opportunity to perform operations;

3. Outdoor pedestrians immediately go to a safe place for temporary shelter;

4. Drive poultry and livestock into covered places, and properly protect outdoor objects or equipment such as cars that are vulnerable to hail attack;

5. Pay attention to preventing lightning disasters accompanied by hail weather.

Wenquan County Meteorological Observatory issues a yellow lightning warning

Issue date: 2026-08-19T20:09+08:00

At 20:09 on August 19, 2026, the Meteorological Observatory of Wenquan County issued a yellow warning signal for lightning: It is expected that there will be a high possibility of lightning activity in areas such as Kundelun Ranch to Haribuhu Town, Zhalemute Township to Taxiu Township in Wenquan County from evening to night, accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunderstorms of level 8 or above, short-term heavy precipitation, hail, etc. Please strengthen prevention measures.