Series of severe weather events, including hailstorms, heavy rains and snow hit southwest China
A series of severe weather events, including hailstorms, heavy rains, and snow, has been battering parts of southwest China since March 22, 2020. The events caused widespread damage and disruption, particularly in the provinces of Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Guizhou.
Large hailstones suddenly began pummeling many areas of southwest Guizhou, from the afternoon of March 22 into March 23, damaging homes, cars, and crops.
A local described the hail being as big as an egg, while some ice pellets were the same size as pebbles. Another villager said the storm lasted for about 40 minutes.
"The tiles on the roof of my house are all damaged. Some of them are flipped and blown away by the strong gale," the local said.
He added that he lost much of his crops, saying, "Look at the crops, it's such a mess."
"I can't look at them, it's all damaged after the storm. The biggest I found is about the size of my thumb."
Residents in the southwestern region said that aside from hailstorms, gale-force winds and continuous downpours also pounded the city in the past few days. Authorities advised citizens to stay at home.
"I have never seen hailstorms in spring," said one resident.
3月22日下午至3月23日,貴州黔西南多地突下冰雹,冰雹有雞蛋那麼大,大街道瞬間成冰河,農民的秧苗被打壞。 pic.twitter.com/OMyfKJy2ET
— 小婷 (@ttingxiao) March 24, 2020
实时!湖北省利川市疫情还没过又下起冰雹! pic.twitter.com/dGbqRxG8eI
— 刘妞妞 (@niuniu__Liu) March 22, 2020
Scary! Storm and hail hit E China's Jiangxi on Monday, uprooting trees and breaking utility poles. pic.twitter.com/xAXJOYMWMy
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) March 23, 2020
A severe storm accompanied by hail lashed the province of Jiangxi on March 23, uprooting trees and knocking down utility poles. In a video posted by People's Daily, trees were captured being blown away by powerful winds, while hailstones were scattered on the ground.
On March 25, an intense hailstorm hit parts of the province of Sichuan, particularly the municipality of Chongqing. Major flash flooding was reported as well as major damage to crops.
The following day, March 26, inundations hit the city of Anlu in the Hubei province, submerging fields in the southeast and northwest portions.
Heavy spring snow then fell in the Enshi city, also in the province of Hubei, on March 27.
This morning World Weather News is from China.
Good morning everyone,
Super size hail fell in chongqing City China a few days ago, they also has major flash flooding.
Kind regards,
KWT Dave pic.twitter.com/9RgqPVuUaF— Kernow Weather Team (@KWTWeather) March 26, 2020
实时!北京时间3月25号凌晨!重庆多地雷电交加!骤下冰雹!
白天大太阳!Hot要死!晚上大冰雹!
网友评:
25年以来第一次在重庆看见冰雹!
会不会和前段时间重庆的巨大响声有关?
今年中国多地冰雹!
中国农民的秧苗都被打坏了!
粮食危机会不会是压垮CCP又一根稻草? pic.twitter.com/kith4aXttu— 刘妞妞 (@niuniu__Liu) March 24, 2020
3月26号 湖北省安陆市水涝!
乡村淹没了田地
庚子年
东南西北中,水灾火灾中! pic.twitter.com/xoLri4rejy— 刘妞妞 (@niuniu__Liu) March 26, 2020
实时!3月27日 湖北恩施大雪纷飞
湖北及武汉要有多少的冤魂才会在春暖花开的季节来一场大雪… pic.twitter.com/6m3qF0id6P— 刘妞妞 (@niuniu__Liu) March 27, 2020
Featured image credit: Geoffrey Maillard/Flickr
Does anyone else see that these hail st ones resemble the coronavirus? Food for thought