Heavy Rain Advisory Issued for Jeonbuk, Gyeongbuk, and Chungcheong Regions
On the 16th, when the monsoon rain began in earnest in Seoul and the central region, citizens were walking with umbrellas near the Gangnam Station intersection in Seoul. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted heavy rain throughout the central region this week. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@
As heavy rain warnings were issued mainly for the Chungcheong and Gyeongsang regions, authorities activated Level 1 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and raised the heavy rain crisis alert level from 'Interest' to 'Caution.' Additionally, the landslide crisis alert level for Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, and Chungnam areas was also raised to the 'Warning' stage.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 16th, from this day until the 18th, heavy and intense rainfall is expected across various regions: 80?120 mm (over 250 mm in some areas) in the Seoul metropolitan area, 50?100 mm (over 150 mm in some areas) in Gangwon Province, 30?100 mm (over 120 mm in some areas) in the Chungcheong region, 30?80 mm in the Jeolla region, and 30?80 mm in the Gyeongsang region.
At 8:35 p.m. on the 16th, the KMA issued a heavy rain advisory for Iksan and Wanju in Jeonbuk, and at 9:20 p.m., heavy rain advisories were issued for Nonsan and Gyeryong in Chungnam, and Sangju in Gyeongbuk.
A heavy rain advisory is issued when rainfall is expected to reach 60 mm in 3 hours or 110 mm in 12 hours. Even with an umbrella, your legs below the knees will get soaked. Caution is advised for accidents such as valley water and river flooding.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety, upon activating Level 1 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, urged related agencies to do their utmost to evacuate residents in vulnerable areas to prevent damage from this heavy rain and to proactively control flood-prone facilities such as underground passages and riverside parking lots.
They also emphasized that when sending emergency disaster messages, the step-by-step action guidelines should be expressed clearly and specifically so that the public can easily understand them, and that safety management should be thorough to prevent additional damage in areas already affected by previous heavy rains.
The Korea Forest Service also raised the landslide crisis alert level to the 'Warning' stage for Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, and Chungnam areas as of 8 p.m. that day. The landslide crisis alert has four levels: Interest, Caution, Warning, and Severe.
Due to forecasts of very heavy rainfall of 30?100 mm per hour from that night until the morning of the 17th, mainly in the Chungcheong region, the Seoul metropolitan area, and the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, the landslide crisis alert was raised for these six regions. Meanwhile, the alert level was lowered to the Caution stage for two regions, Ulsan and Gwangju.
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