Overview
- The KMA expects 20 to 60 millimeters of rain in Gangneung this weekend, with more than 80 millimeters possible on the northern coast.
- Rain in Gangwon is forecast to begin Friday night, lasting about nine hours in Gangneung with peak intensity around 10 millimeters per hour.
- Obong Reservoir stands at about 11.7 percent capacity, the lowest on record for a key drinking-water source.
- Tap-water access has been cut to preset windows, in some neighborhoods down to just 30 minutes, under a national disaster designation.
- The Environment Ministry and Gangneung plan test releases from a Doam Dam diversion channel starting Sept. 20 as meteorologists warn one storm may not end the drought.