A sudden hailstorm in Yantai affected apples, and hail fell again in many places in Shandong.
At around 2 pm on October 1, hail fell suddenly in Yantai, Shandong Province. According to videos posted online, hailstones fell in a short period of time in Zhifu, Laishan, Development Zone, Penglai and other places in Shandong. Some were as big as eggs, and cars were smashed into big holes. Yantai Fruit Farmers, located in the apple-producing area, is also suffering. Just before the harvest season, a sudden hailstorm caught them off guard.
The Meteorological Observatory of Yantai City, Shandong Province issued orange hail and yellow lightning warning signals at 11:20 on October 1: Affected by the cold air, it is expected that from noon to afternoon today (October 1), most of Yantai City There will be thunderstorms or showers in the area, with gusts of 7 to 8 during thunderstorms. Among them, there are hail in some areas of Changdao, Penglai, Longkou and other districts and cities, so please take precautions.
At around 12 noon, a sudden hailstorm fell in Penglai, Yantai, with a diameter exceeding one yuan coin. In the afternoon, hailstones also fell suddenly in the urban area of Yantai. The hailstones were as big as glutinous rice balls and hit the cars with loud bangs. Many citizens rushed downstairs carrying quilts to protect the cars. The entire hailstorm lasted for more than two or three minutes.
Sudden hail fell and quilt covered the car
At 1:58 p.m., hail fell suddenly in Yantai City. Ms. Chang, who lives in Shengli Oilfield Nursing Home in Laishan District, was very worried: She had not been there a moment ago. The sun was shining brightly, and in a blink of an eye it started to rain. The sound of the hailstones hitting the car was so loud, so don't break the car glass. I saw that there was also hail in Penglai city. It was very big and some car windows were smashed by the hail.
Ms. Chang ran downstairs holding the quilt to cover the car, but the hail fell with great force, and she did not dare to run to the car rashly. Then, Ms. Chang’s husband found a The white plastic basket was held by two people before they could successfully put the quilt on the car.
Egg-sized hail hit Yantai apples
There are hundreds of acres of apple orchards in this village. They will be put on the market soon after the National Day. Now is the time to take off the protective paper bags that were put on the apples. , when we were preparing for a good harvest, this hailstorm came too suddenly.
Mr. Liu said that if the paper bag was not removed, the impact would be smaller, but the damage would be estimated to be one-third, and if the paper bag was removed, the damage would be more serious.
His family planted five or six acres of apples. There were two or three rows of apples in the paper bags, and the loss was estimated to be seven to eight thousand yuan. His cousin's family has eighty-nine acres of orchards. The paper bags have almost been picked, and the damage is more serious. The loss is estimated to be 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Fortunately, the hailstorm lasted for a short time. If it had been longer, the damage to the fruit farmers would have been more serious.
A sudden hail fell in Penglai
A sudden hail fell in Penglai, as big as glutinous rice balls. At around 12:30 noon on October 1, hail fell in urban Penglai, and it only lasted for 1 minute! Many netizens saw this scene at home and took photos of it.
Sudden hail fell in Wendeng, Weihai
On the afternoon of October 1, a netizen in Weihai sent a video of hail falling. I live at No. 19 Jinshan Road, Wendeng District, Weihai City. The hail started at around 3:20 pm and lasted for more than 20 minutes. The hail was as big as an egg.
Hail also fell in Dalian
In addition, in the early morning of October 1, extreme weather occurred in some areas of Dalian, Liaoning, with wind, rain, thunder and lightning plus hail. Hail was as big as an egg and lasted for nearly 30 minutes. , the windows of many vehicles parked outdoors were smashed.
Dalian International Airport issued a notice saying that due to the extreme weather of sudden hail, some aircraft were damaged to varying degrees, resulting in the delay and cancellation of some flights.
Experts said: According to the meteorological department, this severe convective process is relatively rare in the same period in history. Severe convective weather is a big family. It can show various forms such as wind, rain, thunder and lightning, short-term heavy precipitation, strong winds, Heavy rain, hail, tornadoes, etc. are all severe convective weather.
Once it appears, it will bring many dangers to people, and it is very important to learn how to prevent and respond correctly