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Qiaojia County Meteorological Observatory issues a yellow warning for flash flood disaster risk [Level III/Severe], China

Event time: Sep 16, 2026 21:28 UTC Last updated: Sep 25, 2026 China

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At 5:23 am on September 17, 2026, the Qiaojia County Meteorological Observatory and Qiaojia County Water Affairs Bureau jointly issued a Level III warning for flash flood disaster risk: It is expected that in the next 24 hours, the meteorological risk level of flash flood disasters in Maozu, Dongping, Hongshan, Xiaohe and other townships (towns) in our county will be Level III (with a high possibility), and there is a high possibility of flash floods. Relevant departments are requested to do real-time monitoring, flood prevention warning and evacuation work.

Measurements

Coordinates	35.8617, 104.1954
Region	Qiaojia County
Location Precision	country
Issuing Authority	China — cn-cma-xx
Cap Urgency	Unknown
Cap Certainty	Unknown
Cap Expires	2026-09-18T05:28:23+08:00

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