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On Tuesday, the 18th, heavy rain and storms were forecast to continue throughout the Korean South, starting with the southern coastal region of Yeongdo. Nationwide, strong winds and thunderstorms accompanied the rain. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) predicted that it would rain in the Yeongdo region and the eastern coast of Gyeongnam and Busan, as well as in the southern coastal areas of Jeju, until noon.

At 6 am, the KMA estimated that 5 to 20 millimeters of rain would fall per hour in the Yeongdo coastal area, the eastern parts of Busan and Ulsan, and the eastern parts of Gyeongnam. The expected rainfall amounts for the 18th included 10 to 60 millimeters in Busan and the Yeongdo coastal region, 5 to 30 millimeters in Ulsan and the eastern parts of Gyeongnam, 5 to 20 millimeters in the southern coastal area of Gyeongbuk, the Ulleungdo and Dokdo islands, and 10 to 60 millimeters in Jeju.

The KMA warned that, especially along the southern coast of Gyeongnam, it would be very rainy with landslides, mud flows, and building collapses possible. The rainstorm, caused by a linear precipitation band fed by water vapor entering the periphery of a high-pressure system, was expected to expand northwards on the 19th, with rain likely in parts of Chungcheongbuk-do, South Jeolla, and the western coastal area of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

The KMA also noted that due to a large temperature difference between the upper and lower atmosphere, it would be unstable and that rain would fall throughout the country. For the 18th, the expected rainfall from the storm was 5 to 20 millimeters in northwestern Gyeonggi and inland Gangwon, 5 to 30 millimeters in the eastern parts of Chungcheongbuk-do and southern Chungnam, 5 to 60 millimeters in South Jeolla, 5 to 40 millimeters in North Jeolla, 5 to 60 millimeters in Busan and the western parts of Gyeongnam and Daegu and the southern parts of Gyeongbuk.

The expected maximum temperatures ranged from 20.2 to 23.8 degrees Celsius at night to 27.1 to 31.4 degrees Celsius during the day, with Seoul, Incheon, Chuncheon, Gangneung, Chungju, Daegu, Busan, and Jeju expected to reach 32 degrees Celsius.