Strong winds and hailstorms triggered by severe convective weather battered Wuning County, Jiujiang City, in east China's Jiangxi Province on Sunday afternoon, causing varying degrees of damage to rice crops, trees, houses, and power facilities.
At around 15:30 on Sunday, Henglu Township in Wuning suffered from a rare autumn hailstorm after the heavy rain.
Hailstones, with the size of broad beans, fell densely and lasted approximately 20 minutes.
As a result, numerous trees along the roads were knocked down, crops in the fields were flattened, and some houses and power facilities sustained damages. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
After the storms, local town and village officials immediately went to the scene to assess the situation and organize production self-rescue.
Local power supply and transportation had been restored by Sunday night.
Strong winds, hailstorms batter Jiujiang in China's Jiangxi Province, no casualties reported
