White Warning Signal of Typhoon

Tropical cyclone is to affect or has affected within 48h.

1. The typhoon precaution is in effect. Pay attention to local impact of the typhoon.

2. Strong winds probably start at sea; personnel offshore should prepare to take shelter according to the wind prevention instructions or notices from the maritime and fishery administrations.

3. Pay attention to the latest typhoon news through transmission channels of meteorological information.

Blue Warning Signal of Typhoon

Typhoon is to affect within 24h, with an average wind speed over scale 6 or gust over scale 8; it has affected with an average wind speed of scale 6–7 or gust of scale 8–9, and this will continue.

1. The typhoon alert is in effect. Be prepared for the typhoon.

2. Pay attention to the latest news of the typhoon and prevention notices issued by the government and relevant departments.

3. Reinforce doors, windows, board rooms, iron sheet huts, scaffolding and other temporary structures, and properly place outdoor articles vulnerable to strong winds.

4. Relevant competent departments and other units should organize personnel in outdoor, aerial, harbor and offshore operations to prepare for gale prevention in time. Fish farm workers and personnel offshore should take shelter in time. Ships should return to ports immediately or take other measures to avoid strong winds.

Yellow Warning Signal of Typhoon

Typhoon is to affect within 24h, with an average wind speed over scale 8 or gust over scale 10; it has affected with an average wind speed of scale 8–9 or gust of scale 10–11, and this will continue.

1. The typhoon protection is in effect; the wind prevention emergency response starts; residents should close doors and windows, and properly place outdoor articles vulnerable to strong winds. Stay indoors; people in dangerous areas and disrepair buildings should be evacuated in time to ensure their stay in safe places;

2. Suspend classes in nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools. Students need not go to school if not on campus. Students in schools (including those on school buses and boarding campuses) should follow the school's arrangements, and school management should guarantee the safety of on-campus students. Students on the way to and from school should go to nearby safe shelters.

3. Stop open-air collective activities. Stop outdoor works at high altitude or at sea etc. Fish farm workers and operators offshore should take shelter in time. Vessels returning to port for shelter should not leave without authorization and proper protective measures should be taken. Bathing beaches, scenic spots, parks and amusement parks should be closed up; dangerous areas should be closed and people should be organized to avoid risks. Shelters should be opened for personnel in risky areas to be evacuated and transferred immediately.

4. Employers should arrange the employees, except the staff that must be on duty, to postpone work, leave early or stop work according to the place of work, the nature of the work and the need for disaster prevention. And necessary risk prevention measures should be provided for those on duty or stranded for the weather.

5. Relevant emergency departments and emergency rescue units should strengthen the duty, pay attention to the disaster situation in real time, and take the response measures.

Orange Warning Signal of Typhoon

Typhoon is to affect within 12h, with an average wind speed over scale 10 or gust over scale 12; it has affected with an average wind speed of scale 10–11 or gust over scale 12, and this will continue.

1. The contingency typhoon protection is in effect. Pay close attention to the latest news of the typhoon and prevention notices issued by the government and relevant departments. Relevant emergency departments and emergency units should closely monitor the disaster and take measures in emergency rescue and disaster relief.

2. Suspend classes in primary and middle schools, kindergartens and nurseries. School management should properly arrange boarding students.

3. Residents should avoid going out and ensure their stay in safe places.

4. Personnel in dangerous areas like seasides, disrepair buildings or makeshift work sheds should be evacuated to safe places immediately. Stop large indoor gatherings and evacuate immediately.

5. Bathing beaches, scenic spots, parks and amusement parks should be closed up and people should be quickly organized to avoid risks.

6. Reinforce port facilities. Take protective measures for ships to prevent from anchor dragging, stranding and collision.

Red Warning Signal of Typhoon

Typhoon is to affect or has affected within 12h, with an average wind speed over scale 12; the average wind speed has reached scale 12 and this will continue.

1. The extreme typhoon contingency protection is in effect. Pay close attention to the latest news of the typhoon and typhoon prevention notices issued by the government and relevant departments. Relevant emergency departments and emergency units should closely monitor the disaster and take measures in emergency rescue and disaster relief.

2. Suspend classes in primary and middle schools, kindergartens and nurseries. School management should properly arrange boarding students. Employers are advised to suspend operations (except for special industries) and provide safe shelters for stranded personnel.

3. Residents must not go out and ensure staying in safe places.

4. Wind force will subside or stop momentarily at the eye of the typhoon. Please keep on alert and take preventive measures in case the strong wind will start again after the typhoon eye passes.

Yellow Warning Signal of Rainstorm

Rainfall will be up to above 50mm within 6h, or significant rainfall has occurred and will continue.

1. The rainstorm alert is in effect. Residents should pay attention to the latest rainstorm news.

2. Primary and middle schools, kindergartens and nurseries should take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of students and young children.

3. Drivers should pay attention to waterlogging and traffic jams to ensure safety.

4. Prevent local waterlogging, landslides and other disasters possibly caused by the rainstorm. Do a good job in drainage and waterlogging prevention in low-lying and waterlog-prone areas.

Orange Warning Signal of Rainstorm

Local rainfall is up to above 50 mm in the last 3h, and the rainfall will continue.

1. The rainstorm protection is in effect. Pay close attention to the latest rainstorm news. The emergency response to flood control and drainage is in effect in accordance with regulations.

2. Classes can be delayed. Students on their way to and from school should take refuge in safe places nearby.

3. Units and individuals (except emergency and special operation departments) suspend outdoor operations and activities and stay in safe places as soon as possible.

4. Operators of underground infrastructures, such as the metro, basement mall, basement parking, underpass and underground laboratory, as well as personnel in low-lying and flood-prone areas, should take effective measures to avoid and reduce losses. Vehicles should bypass waterlogging roads and sunken overpasses as far as possible, avoid crossing flooded roads, and avoid parking vehicles in low-lying waterlogging and other dangerous areas.

5. Relevant emergency departments and emergency rescue units should strengthen their duty, closely monitor the disaster, carry out traffic guidance and drainage measures against waterlogging in flooded areas, and transfer people in dangerous areas and disrepair buildings to safe places.

6. Safety precautions should be taken against outdoor power supply facilities in low-lying areas.

7. Pay attention to the prevention of waterlogging, mountain torrents, landslides, debris flows and other disasters possibly caused by rainstorms.

Red Warning Signal of Rainstorm

Local rainfall is up to above 100 mm in the past 3h, and the rainfall will continue.

1. The contingency rainstorm protection is in effect. Pay close attention to the latest news of the rainstorm and the rainstorm prevention notices issued by the government and relevant departments. Relevant emergency departments and emergency rescue units should closely monitor the disaster, and carry out flood control, emergency rescue and relief work in accordance with regulations, and do a good job in the emergency rescue and relief work against rainstorm and related waterlogging, mountain torrents, landslides, debris flows and other disasters caused by rainstorms.

2. Suspend classes in nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools. Students need not go to school if not on campus. Students in schools (including those on school buses and boarding campuses) should follow the school's arrangements, and school management should ensure the safety of on-campus students. Students on the way to and from school should go to nearby safe shelters.

3. Stop outdoor operations and activities. Personnel should stay in safe places for temporary refuge. Temporary shelters should be opened. Personnel in dangerous areas and disrepair buildings should be evacuated.

4. In addition to Employers should arrange the employees, except those that must be on duty, to postpone work, leave early or stop work according to the place of work, the nature of the work and the need for disaster prevention. And necessary measures of risk prevention should be provided for the staff on duty or stranded for weather reasons.

5. Operators of underground infrastructures, such as the metro, basement mall, basement parking, underpass and underground laboratory, as well as personnel in low-lying and flood-prone areas, should take effective measures to avoid and reduce losses. Vehicles should bypass waterlogged road and sunken overpasses as far as possible, avoid crossing flooded roads, and avoid parking vehicles in low-lying waterlogged and other dangerous areas. Safety precautions should be taken against outdoor power supply facilities in low-lying areas.

Yellow Warning Signal of Heat Wave

In muggy weather, the maximum temperature is to rise up to 35 ℃ or has been above35 ℃ within 24h.

1. Avoid working outdoors or at high temperature for a long time.

2. Effective measures should be taken to ensure safety for the use of electricity as well as water and prevent from sunstroke.

3. Strengthen the publicity of knowledge about heatstroke prevention and health care.

Orange Warning Signal of Heat Wave

In torrid weather, the maximum temperature is to rise up to above 37 ℃ or has been above 37 ℃ within 24h.

1. Be prepared for sunstroke prevention. Avoid outdoor activities during the high-temperature period. Employers should suspend working outdoors or under high-temperature conditions from 12:00 to 15:00 and shorten the continuous working hours accordingly.

2. Pay attention to avoiding fire possibly caused by excessive load of power equipment such as wires and transformers.

3. Make appropriate arrangements for daily routines to ensure sleep, and prepare some commonly-used drugs for sunstroke prevention if necessary.

4. Relevant units should take measures for sunstroke prevention, provide guidance, and open summer shelters if available.

5. Relevant departments should strengthen the supervision and inspection over food hygiene and safety.

Red Warning Signal of Heat Wave

In scorching weather, the maximum temperature is to rise up to above 39 ℃ within 24h.

1. Take effective measures for sunstroke prevention. Reduce outdoor activities during the daytime. Protective measures should be taken for the old, weak, sick, young and pregnant.

2. Employees, those in the necessary posts, should stop working outdoors or under high-temperature conditions accordingly, and take effective measures to ensure the health and safety of the workers.

3. In accordance with their duties, relevant units should take emergency measures to prevent sunstroke, give priority to the electricity for daily life, and open temporary summer shelters. Organizations and individuals should pay special attention to fire prevention.

Yellow Warning Signal of Cold

With the invasion of cold air, local temperature is to drop sharply by 10 ℃ or above within 24h or daily average temperature remains below 12 ℃.

1. Residents should put on more clothes to keep warm. Follow the latest news of cold weather and the cold prevention notices issued by the government and relevant departments.

2. Make preparation for the coldness, and open temporary shelters against the cold weather.

Orange Warning Signal of Cold

With the invasion of cold air, local minimum temperature is to drop to below 5 ℃ or daily average temperature remains below 10 ℃.

1. Pay close attention to the latest news of cold weather and the cold prevention notices issued by the government and relevant departments.

2. Residents, especially the old, weak, sick, young and pregnant, should be prepared for the cold prevention.

3. Take measures for cold prevention and rescue, and open shelters against the cold weather in time.

4. Take prevention from cold and wind for livestock and poultry. Take cold prevention measures for tropical and subtropical fruits and related aquatic products and crops.

5. Anti-frost and anti-freezing measures should be taken in cold areas.

6. Inform the personnel working outdoors of taking cold prevention measures in time.

Red Warning Signal of Cold

With the invasion of cold air, local minimum temperature is to drop to below 0 ℃, or daily average temperature remains below 5 ℃.

1. Keep close watch on the latest news of cold weather and the cold prevention notices issued by the government and relevant departments.

2. Residents, especially the old, weak, sick, young and pregnant, should strengthen the cold preventive awareness.

3. Take measures for cold prevention and rescue, and open shelters against the cold weather.

4. All units should take measures to prevent possible frost, freezing and other cold damage. Units including agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, animal husbandry, transportation and power supply should take measures to prevent cold and freeze.

5. Relevant emergency departments and rescue units should take measures in emergency rescue and relief works against disasters.

Yellow Warning Signal of Heavy Fog

Fog with visibility less than 500 m is to occur within 12h, or has occurred with visibility between 200 m and500 m, and it will continue.

1. Drivers should pay attention to safety and drive carefully;

2. Management such as in the airport, rail transits, expressways, ports and ferry terminals should strengthen traffic management and take necessary measures to ensure traffic safety.

3. Be careful in outdoor activities.

Orange Warning Signal of Heavy Fog

Fog with visibility less than 200 m is to occur within 6h, or occurred with visibility between 50 m and 200 m, and it will continue.

1. Air quality significantly degrades. Residents should take appropriate protective measures and reduce outdoor activities;

2. Relevant units including the airport, rail transits, expressways, ports and ferry terminals should take necessary measures to strengthen dispatching and commanding to ensure traffic safety.

Red Warning Signal of Heavy Fog

Fog with visibility less than 50 m is to occur within 2h, or has occurred and it will continue.

1. In accordance with industry regulations, relevant units should in time adopt control measures for traffic safety, such as suspension of aircraft taking off and landing at the airport, temporary closure of expressways, ports and docks, temporary suspension of ferry services, etc.

2. Effective measures should be taken to ensure safety for all kinds of motorized vehicles.

3. Drivers should drive reasonably and find safe parking areas as soon as possible.

4. Avoid outdoor activities.

Yellow Warning Signal of Wild Fire

Relatively high fire risk! The meteorological level of wild fire risk is 3.The combustible substance is relatively easy to burn, and forest fire is relatively easy to occur.

1.The forest fire precaution is in effect. Units concerned should strengthen the publicity and education on forest fire prevention and popularize guidelines on fire safety.

2. Strengthen supervision over the mountain patrol, the forest protection and the use of fire in the wild.

3. Pay attention to fire prevention in forest fire zone. Prevention measures should be taken while using fire in forest fire zone. Do not keep any kindling to avoid fire.

4. Make full preparations for firefighting and disaster relief.

5. Residents should pay attention to fire prevention when they are at and out of home.

Orange Warning Signal of Hail

Hail is to occur within 6h or has occurred with the possibility of hail disaster.

1. People outdoors should take shelter in safe places in time.

2. Properly place outdoor articles, vehicles, etc., which are vulnerable to hail.

3. Drive poultry, livestock, etc. to safe places with roof.

4. Relevant emergency departments and rescue units need be ready to start the emergency plan at any time.

Red Warning Signal of Hail

Hail is to occur within 2h or has occurred with the possibility of heavy hail disaster.

1. People outdoors should take shelter in safe places immediately.

2. Properly place outdoor articles, vehicles, etc., which are vulnerable to hail.

3. Drive poultry, livestock, etc. to safe places with roof.

4. Relevant emergency departments and rescue units need closely monitor the disaster and do a good job in emergency rescue and relief work.

Yellow Warning of Road Icing Signal

Road icy may have influences on the traffic within 12 hours.

1. Transportation departments, traffic management departments of the public security organs and other relevant departments should be prepared to deal with the situation.

2. Drivers should pay attention to road situation and drive safely.

Orange Warning Signal of Road Icing

Icy roads icy may have large influences on the traffic within 6 hours.

1. Pedestrians should watch out for slippery roads.

2. Transportation departments, traffic management departments of the public security organs and other relevant departments should pay attention to instructing and guiding moving vehicles.

3. Drivers should take anti-skid measures, follow instructions and drive at a slow speed.

Red Warning Signal of Road Icing

Icy roads may have very large influences on the traffic within 2 hours.

1. Residents should avoid going out.

2. Relevant departments should in time adopt control measures for traffic safety and close frozen roads if necessary.

3. Relevant emergency departments and rescue units need closely monitor the disaster and take measures in emergency rescue and disaster relief.

Blue Warning Signal of Gale

Gale is to affect within 6h or has affected, with an average wind speed over scale 6.

1. Be prepared to prevent the gale and pay attention to the latest news.

2. Properly place outdoor articles vulnerable to gales.

Yellow Warning Signal of Gale

Gale is to affect within 6h or has affected, with an average wind speed over scale 8.

1. Stop outdoor operations such as working at high altitude and at sea. Evacuate people in dangerous areas.

2. Effective measures should be taken for ships to avoid gales.

Orange Warning Signal of Gale

Gale is to affect within 2h or has affected, with an average wind speed over scale 10.

1. Airports, ports, ferry terminals and other departments should take measures of gale prevention.

2. Residents should stay indoors or take shelter from the gale in safe places.

Red Warning Signal of Gale

Gale is to affect within 2h or has affected, with an average wind speed over scale12.

1. The extreme gale contingency protection is in effect.

2. Suspend classes in nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools. Students need not go to school if not on campus. Students in schools (including on school buses and boarding campuses) should follow the school's arrangements, and school management should ensure the safety of on-campus students. Students on the way to and from school should stay in nearby safe shelters.

3. Employees, except those on duty, should take effective measures accordingly to ensure the health and safety of the workers.

4. All units should be ready to start emergency response plans.

Yellow warning of lightning signal

Lightning is to affect within 2hor has affected.

1. Stop outdoor inflammable and explosive dangerous operations in accordance with the protective plan.

2. Residents should stay in safe places.

Yellow Warning Signal of Geo-Hazard

Relatively high risk of geo-hazards exists within 24h.

1. Residents and vehicles should avoid side slopes, retaining walls, and gullies. Keep away immediately and call the police if any abnormality is found on side slopes.

2. Relevant competent departments and units should take protective measures against geo-hazards.

Orange Warning Signal of Geo-Hazard

High risk of geo-hazards exists within 24h.

1. Residents and vehicles should avoid side slopes, retaining walls, and gullies. Keep away immediately and call the police if any abnormality is found on side slopes.

2. Relevant competent departments and units should strengthen protective measures against geo-hazards.

Red Warning of Geo-Hazard

Extremely high risk of geo-hazards exists within 24h.

1. Residents and vehicles should avoid side slopes, retaining walls and gullies. Evacuate immediately and call the police if any abnormality is found on side slopes.

2. Relevant competent departments and units should strengthen protective measures against geo-hazards and make emergency preparations.

Yellow Warning of Drought

Cumulative precipitation in three consecutive months is less than normal (30% less in flood season and 50% less in non-flood season), and the drought is to continue.

1. Residents should save water actively.

2. The government and relevant competent departments should initiate anti-drought measures.

3. Meteorological departments should carry out artificial precipitation enhancement in time.

Yellow Warning Signal of Thunder and Gale

The thunderstorm in the region is to affect within 6h, with an average wind speed over scale 6 or gust over scale 8 with strong lightning or has affected, with an average wind speed of scale 6–7 or gust of scale 8–9 with strong lightning, and this will continue.

1. Follow the latest news of thunderstorms and gales and relevant prevention notices, and be prepared for gale and lightning prevention.

2. Stop outdoor collective activities in time; stop working at high altitude and other outdoor work.

3. Residents should close doors and windows, properly place outdoor articles and hangings, avoid going out, and stay in safe places with lightning protection devices.

4. In parks, scenic spots, amusement parks and other outdoor places, protective measures should be taken to ensure the safety of people.

5. Take necessary measures to ensure the safety of equipment, facilities and places vulnerable to lightning.

6. The departments such as the airport, rail transits, expressways, ports and ferry terminals should take measures to ensure safety.

Orange Warning Signal of Thunder and Gale

The thunderstorm in the region is to affect within 2h, with an average wind speed over scale 8 or gust over scale 10 with strong lightning or has affected, with an average wind speed of scale 8–9 or gust of scale 10–11 with strong lightning, and this will continue.

1. Pay close attention to the latest news of thunderstorms and gales and relevant prevention notices, and be quickly prepared for gale and lightning prevention.

2. Stop outdoor activities and operations immediately.

3. Residents should close doors and windows, and properly place outdoor articles and hangings.

4. Residents should avoid going out, stay away from outdoor billboards, scaffoldings, iron sheet huts, board houses and other structures that are easily blown down by gales. Never take any shelter under trees, telegraph poles or tower cranes. Stay in safe places with lightning protection devices.

5. Parks, scenic spots, amusement parks and other outdoor places should issue warning messages in time; close relevant areas in time, stop business, and organize residents to avoid risks.

6. Protective measures should be taken at the construction site to strengthen the safety protection of work sheds, scaffoldings, derricks and other facilities, as well as tower cranes, gantry cranes, lifts and other machinery and electrical equipment, so as to ensure the safety of residents.

7. The departments such as the airport, rail transits, expressways, ports and ferry terminals should immediately take measures to ensure safety.

8. Relevant emergency departments and rescue units should closely monitor the disaster and take measures in emergency rescue and disaster relief.

Red Warning Signal of Thunder and Gale

The thunderstorm in the region is to affect within 2h, with an average wind speed over scale 10 or gust overscale 12 with strong lightning or has affected, with an average wind speed over scale 10 or gust over scale 12 with strong lightning, and this will continue.

1. Keep close watch on the latest news of thunderstorms and gales and relevant prevention notices, and be quickly prepared for gale and lightning prevention.

2. Stop outdoor activities and operations immediately.

3. Residents should close doors and windows, and properly place outdoor articles and hangings.

4. Residents should avoid going out, stay away from outdoor billboards, scaffoldings, iron sheet huts, board houses and other structures that are easily blown down by gales. Never take any shelter under trees, telegraph poles or tower cranes. Stay in safe places with lightning protection devices.

5. Parks, scenic spots, amusement parks and other outdoor places should immediately issue warning messages. Close relevant areas immediately, stop business and organize residents to avoid risks.

6. Protective measures should be taken at the construction site to strengthen the safety protection of work sheds, scaffoldings, derricks and other facilities, as well as tower cranes, gantry cranes, lifts and other machinery and electrical equipment, so as to ensure the safety of residents.

7. The departments such as the airport, rail transits, expressways, ports and ferry terminals should immediately take measures to ensure safety.

8. Relevant emergency departments and rescue units should closely monitor the disaster and take measures in emergency rescue and disaster relief.