서울 첫 호우경보, 28일까지 물폭탄<br /><br />South Korea has been drenched by monsoon rains this week,... and forecasters say it will continue throughout the weekend.<br />Heavy rain warnings are in effect in regions near the capital.<br />Oh Soo-young tells us more.<br />Heavy showers across the Peninsula are expected to continue throughout the weekend,...<br />with the central and eastern regions of the country forecast to experience an even heavier downpour.<br />The Korea Meteorological Administration said Friday... that rainfall in Seoul, as well as the Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do provinces,... will likely be in the range of 80 to 200 millimeters,... while some areas could see rainfall of up to 300 millimeters.<br />200 millimeters of torrential showers are forecast in the Western regions into Sunday morning,... while the Southern provinces and Jeju Island will see between 5 and 40 millimeters,... with the rain dying down by Saturday.<br />The rainy outlook comes after the country issued the first heavy rain warning of the year in the central areas,... including Seoul,... and parts of Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do provinces.<br />Heavy rain warnings are usually issued when more than 90 millimeters of rain is forecast over a three-hour period,... or over 180 millimeters in the space of 12 hours.<br />Advisories are issued when 60 millimeters is expected to fall over three hours.<br />The heavy rain on Friday caused flooding in roads and drains in the city of Incheon,... while a lightning strike triggered a power outage... at a factory in the central city of Seosan.<br />Authorities have warned the public to take special precaution, especially in areas that are prone to flooding,... citing concerns of a landslide.<br />Oh Soo-young, Arirang News.<br />
