7 lives lost after severe flash floods hit Pengzhou, China
Severe flash floods hit the city of Pengzhou, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on August 13, 2022, resulting in the deaths of seven people.
Massive sandstorm engulfs parts of Qinghai, plunging towns into darkness, China
A massive sandstorm engulfed parts of northwest China’s Qinghai Province on July 20, 2022, disrupting traffic and plugging towns into darkness.
Destructive tornado outbreak hits Jiangsu Province, China
A severe weather outbreak hit China’s Jiangsu Province on July 20, 2022, producing at least 5 tornadoes and leaving significant damage. The number of confirmed tornadoes is expected to rise as more information comes in.
Typhoon “Chaba” spawns tornadoes, splits a ship in half, leaving 26 people missing, China
Typhoon “Chaba” made landfall in the coastal area of Maoming City, China’s Guangdong Province at around 15:00 LT on July 2, 2022, with maximum sustained winds around 95 km/h (60 mph). Chaba is the third named storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season and the first to make landfall in China.
Tropical Storm “Chaba” heading toward China, landfall forecast on July 2
Tropical Storm “Chaba” formed on June 29, 2022, over the South China Sea as the 3rd named storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season.
Large multi-vortex tornado throws a car into Songhua River, China
A large multi-vortex tornado touched down in China’s Jilin Province on June 27, 2022.
Parts of NE China activate highest weather alert, urge citizens to stay away from rivers and dangerous mountains
Parth of northeastern China, including Beijing, issued flood and geological hazard alerts on June 26, 2022, ahead of the heaviest rainstorm of the season expected to hit the region from June 26 to 28.
Southern China hit by heaviest rains since 1961, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate
Hundreds of thousands of people were affected and more than 200 000 forced to evacuate their homes after the heaviest rains since 1961 hit parts of southern China.
Intense hailstorm hits Qingyuan, causing severe crop damage, China
An intense hailstorm hit Qhingyuan District in China’s Hebei Province on June 14, 2022, causing severe damage to crops and other material losses.
Major damage after large tornado hits Guangzhou megalopolis – Guangdong, China
A large stovepipe tornado touched down in China’s most important port city of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on June 16, 2022, causing major damage as it moved into downtown.
