Jiangcheng County, Yunnan Province suffered from hail disaster: What happened to the maximum hail diameter 19mm?

Introduction: At 22: 45 pm on February 2, Jiangcheng County, Pu 'er City suffered from short-term heavy precipitation, accompanied by weather processes such as hail, lightning and strong wind. Some areas have suffered from severe hail disasters, with the hail falling for about 10 minute, the maximum diameter reaching 19 mm, and the ground is piled up like snow, and the thickness of some accumulated ice exceeds 10 cm.

Extreme weather caused the county to be affected to varying degrees, among which Menglie Town, Guoqing Township, Baozhen Town, Kangping Town and Qushui Town were the most serious. Some houses were damaged by hail and could not be occupied. After the disaster, Jiangcheng county government has arranged a working group to solve practical difficulties at the scene of the disaster, and the specific disaster situation is still under statistical verification.

Hail suppression knowledge 1. How to get the hail warning signal?

(1) Call121,96 12 1 or consult the local meteorological station, or get early warning information through TV, radio, newspapers, the Internet, mobile phone messages, etc. ⑵ Check the warning devices of hail warning signals, such as warning signs, warning flags and warning lights. (3) Log on to the meteorological website.

2. What should people do when there is hail weather?

(1) Close the doors and windows, and properly arrange outdoor items that are easily affected by hail and strong wind. If the car is best parked in the garage, of course, it is best to buy insurance for the car in advance.

(2) Residents should not go out at will to ensure that the elderly and children stay at home.

(3) Kindergarten children and school students should be placed in the classroom and outdoor activities should be suspended.

(4) If outdoor workers want to stop working, they should immediately take shelter indoors.

5] Outdoor personnel should not enter isolated shacks, sentry boxes and other buildings, nor avoid hail in tall chimneys, telephone poles or trees, and try to find a solid place to avoid, especially when encountering lightning.

[6] While preparing for hail suppression, we should also prepare for lightning protection.

3. Agricultural hail suppression measures

(1) Plant grass and trees in hail-prone areas, increase forest area, improve landform environment, destroy hail cloud conditions, and achieve the purpose of reducing hail disasters;

(2) Planting more crops with strong hail resistance and resilience;

③ timely harvest mature crops;

(4) In the hail season in hail-stricken areas, farmers carry hail suppression tools with them in the fields, such as bamboo baskets and wicker baskets, to reduce personal injuries.