Heavy Rain Advisory for Most Areas in the Seoul Metropolitan Area... Up to 150mm or More of Torrential Rain Expected

On the 29th, when the monsoon rain intensified again, a heavy rain advisory was issued for most areas in the Seoul metropolitan area and parts of Gangwon and Chungnam provinces.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, as of 9 a.m. on that day, a heavy rain advisory was in effect for all areas of the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Incheon, and the West Sea 5 Islands. Among these, a heavy rain preliminary special advisory was issued for Icheon, Anseong, and Yeoju in Gyeonggi-do.

On the 29th, when a 'heavy rain warning' was issued in the metropolitan area, citizens were walking with umbrellas near Gangnam Station in Seoul, where flood damage occurred last year. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

In Gangwon, a heavy rain advisory was issued for Cheorwon, Hwacheon, Hongcheon Plain, and Chuncheon, and in Chungnam, for Taean, Dangjin, and Seosan. A heavy rain advisory is issued when rainfall is expected to reach 60 mm in 3 hours or 110 mm in 12 hours.

The rain in Seoul and the Seoul metropolitan area is forecast to become heavier from noon on the 29th. Afterwards, as the low-pressure system and stationary front gradually move southward until night, strong rain with a maximum of 60 mm per hour is expected in the southern regions.

The expected rainfall amounts are 50 to 120 mm (up to 150 mm or more) for Seoul, Incheon, southern Gyeonggi, inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon, Chungcheong region, Gyeongsang region, and the West Sea 5 Islands; 100 to 200 mm (up to 250 mm or more in some areas) for northern Gyeonggi, Jeolla region, and Jeju Island; and 20 to 80 mm for the east coast of Gangwon, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo.

Meanwhile, this rain is expected to expand nationwide and continue for some time. Most areas, especially in the central region, are expected to see the rain stop from the afternoon of the 30th, but some places in Honam, Gyeongbuk, and Jeju may experience rain until the morning of the 1st, and in Gyeongnam until the afternoon of the 1st.

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