Yesterday's hail disaster dealt a heavy blow to parts of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan

One: Sudden hail in many places in Shanxi yesterday

1. Sudden hail yesterday in Wanrong, Linyi and Yanhu District in Yuncheng

Yesterday afternoon, hail weather occurred in many places in Wanrong, Linyi and Yanhu District in Yuncheng, Shanxi. Because it is the season when orchards are bearing fruit and wheat is ripening, the hail weather caused disasters to local agriculture.

At 17:04 today, the Yuncheng Meteorological Observatory issued an orange hail warning signal. The warning areas are Linyi, Jishan, Wanrong, Wenxi, Xiaxian, Jiangxian, Xinjiang and Yanhu. It is expected that hail weather may occur in the warning areas in the next 6 hours, may cause hail disasters, and multiple defensive measures were issued.

That afternoon, fruit farmers in Wanrong County reported that multiple local areas had been hit by hail. In some places the hail was as big as yuanxiao, and it lasted for quite a while. The areas where the hail fell are concentrated areas of economic forests such as apples, pears and peaches, and the fruit farmers suffered heavy losses. Staff of the fruit industry department of Wanrong County introduced that after the hail warning was issued, the county immediately arranged hail prevention and disaster reduction work. After the hail weather came, staff of the fruit industry center carried out post-disaster statistics and worked through the night to distribute materials, provide disaster reduction technical guidance and carry out a series of work.

In addition, farmers in Yanhu District and Linyi County reported that they suffered hail disasters that day.

Changzhi: Crops in 3 townships in Qinxian suffered serious losses

At around 13:00 on June 4, fierce wind and rain mixed with hail the size of glass marbles hit some villages in Dingchang Town, Duanliu Township and Guocun Town in Qinxian. Wherever the hail went, leaves fell to the ground, and crops suffered serious disasters. This hail weather lasted for more than ten minutes.

Linfen, JixianThe largest hail was about the size of an egg; newly set apples were knocked off

At around 14:00 yesterday, a rainstorm struck, and hail fell in many places within Jixian. Apple orchards planted by a large number of fruit farmers were damaged. According to local fruit farmers, the largest hail was about the size of an egg, and in most areas the hail was also the size of red dates. Jixian is a major apple-growing county, and most orchards were hit. The hail broke branches and leaves, and the newly set apples on the fruit trees were also knocked to the ground. All townships and villages in Jixian were affected to varying degrees, among which Zhongduo and Dongcheng were more seriously affected. At the same time, the reporter learned from the meteorological department that at 13:00 and 20:00 today, the Linfen Meteorological Department issued yellow lightning warning signals twice. Within the next six hours, the whole city of Linfen will be hit by rainstorms and lightning, and some areas will still have hail. Relevant departments are hoped to do a good job in flood prevention and hail prevention work.

After the disaster occurred, relevant leaders of the Jixian County Party Committee and Government and the civil affairs department rushed to the disaster-hit sites as soon as possible to stabilize the mood of fruit farmers and actively carry out post-disaster self-rescue. At the same time, the reporter learned that some fruit farmers in Jixian who had installed hail nets were relatively lucky, as the hail nets caught most of the hail.

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Two: Shaanxi region hit by large-scale hail disaster; Weinan, Hancheng, Heyang and other places hit by short-term hail

At around 7:30 pm yesterday (June 4), Weinan, Hancheng, Heyang and other places were hit by short-term hail. The 2016 China Hancheng Yellow River Beach International Camping Festival, which was originally planned to be held, was also temporarily cancelled due to weather conditions. At the same time, Chengcheng, Fuping and other places were also affected by hail to varying degrees.

Multiple counties and districts in Yulin hit by hail; 70 hectares of crops in one village in Qingjian had no harvest 2

Yesterday afternoon (June 3), Yulin City experienced large-scale severe convective weather since the start of summer this year. Multiple counties and districts were hit by extreme weather such as rainstorms and hail. Among them, crops in several townships in Qingjian County were seriously affected.

In the afternoon, lightning and thunder occurred in multiple counties and districts such as Qingjian, Mizhi and Jiaxian in Yulin, and hail the size of quail eggs fell.

Liu Huimin, senior engineer at the Yulin Meteorological Observatory: "The largest hail diameter in Majiamao Town, Yuyang District reached 20 mm, and the maximum wind force measured in Mizhi County town was 26 m per second."

The hail in Qingjian County town lasted for more than 10 minutes, and the maximum hail diameter reached 15 mm, causing waterlogging in many road sections in the urban area and shattering houses. Crops and breeding greenhouses, fruit and vegetable stalls and residents' vehicles in 7 townships were seriously damaged.

Han Xuefeng, a villager of Hanjiayuan Village, Xia'ershilipu Township, Qingjian County, Yulin: "The size of the hail went from small to large from the beginning. Most were like ping-pong balls, and some were like eggs. Especially after it just finished falling in our area, it looked like snow had fallen. Now the trees have been beaten so badly that even the bark is broken."

In Hanjiayuan Village, the reporter saw that the fields hit by hail were in a mess, the leaves of fruit trees were beaten to pieces, and melons and fruits were smashed by hail and covered with bruises.

Han Jianping, director of the village committee of Hanjiayuan Village, Xia'ershilipu Township, Qingjian County, Yulin: "Yesterday's hail caused more than 800 mu of fruit trees in our village, of which 320 mu were bearing fruit, to have no harvest at all. Another 230 mu of scallions were all damaged. Watermelons covered 160 mu, other miscellaneous grains covered 800 mu, and 40 mu of saplings (were all affected). It can be said that our entire Hanjiayuan Village will have no harvest this year."

After the disaster occurred, departments such as agriculture, forestry and civil affairs in Yulin City and counties promptly inspected the disaster situation and organized production self-rescue. At present, the disaster situation is still being counted. This afternoon, the Yulin Meteorological Observatory once again issued an orange hail warning signal: it is expected that hail weather will still occur in some townships in most counties and districts of Yulin City within the next 6 hours, and may cause lightning disasters and hail disasters. Local short-term heavy precipitation and strong winds may occur. Everyone is reminded to take preventive work.