According to Guangdong Meteorological Service, there will be frequent precipitation in the province in the coming days. Strong convective weather, such as short-term heavy rain, gale-force windsand hailstones, is expected.

From the evening of April 29th to the morning of May 1st, Guangdong will experience heavy to torrential rain moving from north to south, influenced by cold air and upper-level fluctuations.

Strong tornado kills 5, injures 33 in China's Guangzhou（Click the link）

The tornado hit Zhongluotan Town in the city's Baiyun District at approximately 3 p.m., while the weather station in Liangtian Village, roughly 2.8 kilometers from the tornado's point of occurrence, registered a maximum wind gust of 20.6 meters per second.

A preliminary investigation by the provincial meteorological bureau has determined that the tornado had a level-three intensity -- two levels down from the highest intensity level of five -- and that it moved an approximate distance of one kilometer.

As of 10 p.m., the on-site search and rescue work has been basically completed. The injured have been sent to hospital. Authorities said 141 factory buildings were damaged and no residential houses collapsed.

Detailed forecasts as follows:

From the evening of April 28th to the daytime of April 29th, the central and northern parts of Guangdong will be cloudy with thundershowers and localized heavy rain. Other areas will mainly be cloudy with locally occurring thundershowers.

Between the evening of April 29th and the morning of May 1st, northern Guangdong, the Pearl River Delta and eastern Guangdong will experience heavy to torrential rain with locally catastrophic downpours. The Leizhou Peninsula will have thundershowers, while the remaining areas will have heavy rain locally turning into torrential rain.

During the daytime of May 1st, cities and counties along the southern coast will see heavy rain to showers, while the remaining areas will witness scattered showers.