The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on the 12th that it held a coordination meeting with related agencies as heavy rain is expected mainly in the Gangwon Yeongdong region on the 13th to 14th.
According to the Korea meteorological Administration, starting on the morning of the 13th, rain of 10 to 20 millimeters per hour, and up to more than 120 millimeters in total, is expected mainly in the Gangwon Yeongdong area. In addition, winds with instantaneous speeds of around 55 kilometers per hour (15 m/s) are forecast along the East Coast.
In the greater Seoul area, southern Gyeonggi is forecast to receive 20 to 70 millimeters, Seoul, Incheon and northern Gyeonggi 10 to 50 millimeters, and the five West Sea islands 5 to 20 millimeters of rain. Gangwon Yeongdong is 50 to 100 millimeters, and Gangwon Yeongseo is 20 to 70 millimeters. Some areas are expected to see more than 120 millimeters.
In addition, in the Chungcheong region, Daejeon, Sejong, South Chungcheong and North Chungcheong are forecast for 20 to 70 millimeters; in the Jeolla region, North Jeolla 20 to 70 millimeters and Gwangju and South Jeolla 10 to 50 millimeters; and in the Gyeongsang region, Daegu, North Gyeongsang, Busan, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, and Ulleung Island and Dokdo are expected to see 20 to 60 millimeters of rain. There is also a chance of more than 80 millimeters on the northern East Coast of North Gyeongsang and in the northeastern highlands. Jeju Island is expected to receive 5 to 40 millimeters of rain.
Kim Gwang-yong, head of the National Disaster and Safety Control Center at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, asked related agencies to "thoroughly prepare for the heavy downpours, focusing on the safety management of visitors to mountainous and coastal areas in Gangwon and Gyeonggi, where heavy rain is forecast."