National Flood Control Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management
activated a Level-4 flood-control emergency response for Beijing and Tianjin at
09:00 on Aug 11 under the national flood-control and drought-relief emergency
plan. The Central Meteorological Observatory at 06:00 on Aug 11 issued/continued
an orange rainstorm warning and said Typhoon White Dolphin combined with an
incoming cold air mass will bring heavy to very heavy rain to south-central
Beijing, Tianjin and nearby areas over the next three days.