September 18 (Xinhua) — According to the website of the National Meteorological Center, the National Meteorological Center continued to issue a yellow rainstorm warning at 10:00 on September 18.

　　It is expected that from 14:00 on September 18 to 14:00 on September 19, parts of central and northern Henan, southwestern Shandong, northwestern Anhui, Hainan Island, central Inner Mongolia, the eastern coastal areas of Zhejiang, and the northeastern coastal areas of Fujian will experience heavy to torrential rain, among which parts of northeastern Henan and southeastern Hainan Island will experience torrential rain (100–200 mm). Some of the above areas will be accompanied by short-duration intense precipitation (maximum hourly rainfall of 20–50 mm, with local areas exceeding 60 mm), and localized severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and gales.

　　Defense guidelines:

　　1. Governments and relevant departments shall carry out rainstorm prevention work in accordance with their responsibilities;

　　2. Traffic management departments shall adopt traffic control measures on road sections with heavy rainfall according to road conditions, and implement traffic guidance on waterlogged road sections;

　　3. Cut off dangerous outdoor power supplies in low-lying areas, suspend outdoor operations in open areas, and relocate people in dangerous areas and residents of dilapidated houses to safe places to shelter from the rain;

　　4. Inspect the drainage systems of cities, farmland, and fish ponds, and take necessary waterlogging drainage measures.