Time limit for typhoon level 1, 2 and 3 response.
Legal basis: Meteorological Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 22 The State implements a unified release system for public meteorological forecasts and severe weather warnings.
Meteorological offices and stations subordinate to competent meteorological departments at all levels shall, in accordance with their duties, issue public meteorological forecasts and severe weather warnings to the public, and supplement or revise them in time according to weather changes. No other organization or individual may issue public meteorological forecasts and severe weather warnings to the society.
Meteorological offices and stations affiliated to other relevant departments of the State Council and other relevant departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government can issue special weather forecasts using this system.
The competent meteorological departments at all levels and their subordinate meteorological stations shall improve the accuracy, timeliness and service level of public meteorological forecast and severe weather warning.
Twenty-fifth radio, television, newspapers, telecommunications and other media to disseminate meteorological forecasts and severe weather warnings to the society, must use the timely meteorological information provided by the meteorological offices and stations affiliated to the competent meteorological departments, and indicate the release time and the name of the meteorological offices and stations. Part of the income obtained by disseminating meteorological information should be used to support the development of meteorological undertakings.
Twenty-sixth information industry departments should closely cooperate with the competent meteorological departments to ensure smooth meteorological communication and accurate and timely transmission of meteorological information, meteorological forecasts and severe weather warnings.
Special channels and channels for meteorological radio are protected by the state, and no organization or individual may occupy or interfere with them.
Twenty-seventh people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the construction of meteorological disaster monitoring and early warning system, organize relevant departments to prepare meteorological disaster prevention plans, and take effective measures to improve their ability to prevent meteorological disasters. Relevant organizations and individuals shall obey the command and arrangement of the people's government and do a good job in meteorological disaster prevention.