Kashgar City

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - China

2026-04-13

Kashgar Meteorological Observatory issues orange hail warning

Issue date: 2026-04-13T00:53+08:00

The Kashgar Meteorological Observatory issued an orange hail warning signal at 00:53 on April 13, 2026: It is expected that hail will occur in some towns and villages in Kashgar, Shule County, and Shufu County within the next 6 hours, accompanied by strong convective weather such as lightning, strong winds, and short-term heavy precipitation. Please take precautions.

Description

Hail weather may occur within 6 hours and may cause hail damage.

Guidelines

1. The government and relevant departments should do a good job of preventing hail in emergency response according to their responsibilities;

2. The meteorological department is ready for manual anti-hail operations and selects the opportunity to perform operations;

3. Outdoor pedestrians immediately go to a safe place for temporary shelter;

4. Drive poultry and livestock into covered places, and properly protect outdoor objects or equipment such as cars that are vulnerable to hail attack;

5. Pay attention to preventing lightning disasters accompanied by hail weather.

Kashgar Meteorological Observatory issues yellow lightning warning

Issue date: 2026-04-13T00:27+08:00

The Kashgar Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow lightning warning signal at 00:27 on April 13, 2026: It is expected that on the night of April 12, some towns and villages in Kashgar City, Shule County, and Shufu County will have lightning activity accompanied by showers, local thunderstorms, strong winds, short-term heavy precipitation, hail and other severe convective weather. Please pay attention to prevention.