Heavy rain is expected in Shenzhen on Saturday and Sunday under the influence of tropical storm Meranti, the 10th of the season, the meteorological observatory said Thursday.
Meranti, the name of a tree in Malaysia, was 550 kilometers southwest of Shenzhen at 3 p.m. Thursday moving north-northwest at 20 kilometers per hour in the South China Sea. It was expected to land along the coast between eastern Guangdong and southern Fujian between Thursday evening and Friday.
Meranti would move north after making landfall. Torrential rain was expected Saturday and Sunday, the observatory said.
Influenced by the outer stream of Meranti, Shenzhen experienced a violent thunderstorm, coupled with strong winds overnight Thursday. The heavy rain was unevenly distributed and the heaviest fall of 117 millimeters was recorded in the Heping community in Bao an District. The city also recorded 981 lightning strikes during the rain that lasted an hour. An average of 45.7 mm of rain was recorded across the city. (Han Ximin)
