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Rain bombs bombard Kaohsiung like a typhoon Tainan mango farmers are happy to see the rain

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Affected by the front, the Central Meteorological Administration successively issued special heavy rain warnings for Miaoli to Taitung on the 25th. Northern Kaohsiung was hit by a thunderstorm like a typhoon in the early morning. Sporadic disasters such as falling trees occurred, and even caused a power outage for 3,266 households. After emergency repairs by Taipower personnel, about 6 All calls were returned within hours. This wave of rainfall has also helped Kaohsiung’s water conditions. As for Tainan, although the rainfall does not last long, it is during the mango fruiting period. When the fruit farmers heard the patter of rain, they happily exclaimed, “The rain falls from the sky, it comes at the right time.”

A severe thunderstorm occurred in Kaohsiung on the 25th, causing a power outage to 3,266 households. Taipower personnel made full efforts to repair the problem and restored power to all households at 11:50. (Provided by Taipower Kaohsiung District Office/faxed by Ke Zongwei Kaohsiung)

The maximum rainfall in 60 minutes yesterday occurred in Dongshi, Chiayi County, reaching 63.5 millimeters; two strong gusts of magnitude 12 were observed in the Yanchao area of ​​Kaohsiung in the early morning. A garbage can at a gas station in Qipei was blown over by the strong wind, and garbage was flying everywhere. The employees shouted: ” More terrifying than a typhoon.” Taipower’s Kaohsiung District Office pointed out that sudden strong winds and rainstorms caused a power outage to a total of 2,402 households along Datong Road and Zhongshan Road in Luzhu District. It was determined that the power outage was caused by lightning strikes that caused overhead lines to break. As for the power outage in 438 households along Fuxing Road in Yaliu District, Luzhu District, it was found that the trees and bamboos were in contact with each other and the pruning has been completed. In addition, trees and electric poles fell down on Dongfang Road in Hunei District toward Qieyu District, and roadside sign poles broke. Fortunately, no casualties were caused.

The Water Conservancy Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government said that the rainfall was heavier at the Liugui Gauge Station in the mountainous area. As for the flow rate of Gaopingyan, it increased from 8.3cms (1 metric ton of water is pumped out per second) to 10.6cms, indicating that this wave of rainfall has little impact on Kaohsiung’s water conditions. Helpful.

According to statistics, as of 5 p.m. yesterday, the maximum accumulated rainfall in Tainan was 65.5 mm in Nanxi District, followed by 59 mm in Rende District. The inflow of Zengwen Reservoir is about 500,000 cubic meters, the water level has risen to 209.15 meters, and the water storage rate is 34.55%; the inflow of Wusantou Reservoir and Nanhua Reservoir is about 250,000 cubic meters and 180,000 cubic meters respectively, which is The overall water conditions in Tainan are quite good.

Yang Qinjuan, leader of the 50th class of Nanxi Fruit Production and Marketing Class, said that this year is what farmers often call a “small year”. Many mango-producing areas have poor flowering rates and the output is expected to be lower than before. Rainfall can allow the soil to absorb more rainwater, so as to It is beneficial to the growth and development of the fruit. When the fruit farmers hear the patter of rain, they feel happy. They emphasize that as long as it rains during the fruiting period, it will be beneficial to the growth of mangoes, so that the harvest will not be too bad.

Lin Dingyi, a forecaster from the Meteorological Administration, pointed out that due to rainfall, the temperature in various places is not high. The high temperature is between 26 and 29 degrees, which is relatively comfortable. The weather is still unstable today. The central and southern regions have a wide range of rainfall, obvious rainfall, and few rainfall gaps. There is a chance of local heavy rain or torrential rain; there may be local heavy rain in the northern and northeastern areas. There will be strong tides in the past two days, so beware of water accumulation in low-lying areas in the south. The front continued to affect Taiwan over the weekend, but gradually weakened, and the rainfall was slower than on Friday; there were brief showers or thunderstorms in the western half and northeastern areas, and there was still a chance of local heavy rain in the western half, and long rain gaps in other areas. , the chance of rainfall is still high.

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