Rain Ahead of Schedule... Up to 200mm Expected on South Coast

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The welcome rain originally forecast for Sunday has arrived a bit earlier. Rain will continue nationwide throughout the holiday weekend starting tomorrow, Liberation Day (August 15). Up to 200mm of heavy rain is expected on the south coast.

Reporter Jeong Gu-hui has the details.

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In China, where Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon, made landfall, the typhoon dissipated on the 11th, but the moisture it brought remained in China.

Satellite imagery shows that strong rain clouds are still forming over eastern China today.

A new low-pressure system has formed from the leftover moisture left behind by the typhoon, and this low-pressure system is moving northeast toward South Korea.

Earlier than initially forecast, rain is expected to begin in Jeju Island tomorrow morning, spread to South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla provinces in the afternoon, and reach the southern regions and Chungcheong province by night.

As a large amount of moisture flows in, localized showers are also expected in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon province.

[Kang Hyemi / Forecaster, Korea Meteorological Administration: In particular, Jeju Island, the south coast, and areas around Mount Jirisan, which are affected by the topography, are expected to experience strong and heavy rain accompanied by strong winds.]

From tomorrow through the day after tomorrow, very heavy rain of up to 200mm is forecast for the southern coast of South Gyeongsang province and Mount Jirisan, and 150mm for the southern coast of South Jeolla province and the mountainous areas of Jeju Island.

Rainfall of 50 to 150mm is also expected in South Gyeongsang province, 50 to 100mm in South Jeolla province, 30 to 80mm in North Jeolla and North Gyeongsang provinces, and 20 to 60mm in Chungcheong province.

Between Sunday dawn and morning, intense rain of 30 to 50mm per hour may pour down on the south coast, accompanied by gusty winds reaching 55 km/h.

If the rain falls as forecast, it is expected to help alleviate the drought in the southern regions, but preparations are also needed against strong winds and sudden heavy downpours.

Starting Sunday, as the low-pressure system moves closer to the Korean Peninsula, rain will fall nationwide, with 5 to 30mm expected in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon province.

This rain is expected to continue until Monday, a substitute holiday, and stop on Monday night as the low-pressure system moves out toward the East Sea.

(Video Editing: Choi Hye-ran, Design: Park Hye-jin)
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