On May 1 day, the return peak arrived, and the local rainstorm in 8 provinces hit, how much impact did it have on the return trip?

The heavy rainfall coincided with the return peak of the May Day holiday, and the traffic safety hazards and road congestion risks increased.

The heavy rainfall lasted for a long time and the accumulated rainfall was large. The rainfall in East China and Central China will be the strongest this year, and Hubei, Anhui and other places may experience rare rainfall in the same period. The heavy rainfall coincided with the return peak of the May Day holiday, and the traffic safety hazards and road congestion risks increased.

The Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security reminds drivers to pay close attention to the changes in weather conditions and choose the return time and route reasonably. When driving in rainy days, you should pay attention to control the speed, drive carefully, keep the distance between cars safe, and don't overspeed, forcibly change lanes, overload or fatigue driving.

Try not to drive at night. In case of slow traffic ahead or traffic accident, obey the command of the police, queue up in order to pass in turn, and do not block or occupy the emergency lane.

Henan, Hubei, Anhui and other places need to guard against geological disasters

Rainfall in central China and the surrounding areas of Jiangsu and Anhui increased significantly. Today and tomorrow are the strongest periods of this round of heavy rainfall, and rainstorm warnings have been sounded in many places. It is expected that there will be heavy rainstorms in Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Liaoning and other provinces, and the main impact period of strong convective weather is from this afternoon to night.

Specifically, there are heavy rains in southeastern Henan, northeastern Hubei and western Anhui, and some of these areas are accompanied by strong convective weather such as short-term heavy precipitation (the local maximum hourly rainfall can exceed 50 mm) and local thunderstorms and strong winds.

Meteorologists reminded that this round of heavy rainfall coincides with the peak of the return trip during the May Day holiday, which will adversely affect traffic and urban operation.

It is suggested that the public should pay attention to the latest weather forecast and early warning in time, make travel plans in advance, and the public who travel by car should avoid the concentrated period of heavy rainfall and bypass the sections prone to water accumulation, and at the same time be alert to the harm of local strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and short-term heavy precipitation; Henan, Hubei, Anhui and other places also need to guard against flash floods and geological disasters that may be caused by continuous rainfall or local heavy rain.