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Xuwen County Meteorological Station issued an orange rainstorm warning [Level II/severe], China
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At 15:33 on October 20, the meteorological observatory of Xuwen County upgraded the yellow warning signal of rainstorm in Mechen Town, Xilian Town and Jiaowei Township of Xuwen County to orange. Influenced by heavy rainfall clouds, obvious rainfall has occurred in the above areas in the past two hours. It is expected that the rainfall will continue in the next two hours. It is less likely that the yellow warning signal of rainstorm will be upgraded to red warning signal of rainstorm. The yellow warning signal of rainstorm in other street towns will continue to take effect. Please pay attention to defense. Xuwen County Meteorological Observatory releases
Measurements
| Coordinates | 35.8617, 104.1954 |
|---|---|
| Region | Xuwen County |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | China — cn-cma-xx |
| Cap Urgency | Unknown |
| Cap Certainty | Unknown |
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