Typhoon Morakot

TYPHOON: Morakot

Storm is at typhoon strength. Job closures are likely (confirmed in Taipei)none announced yet. Localized flooding is possible, especially in Northern Taiwan. If your car or scooter is in a basement you may want to move it to the street level or higher. Winds and rain will begin to rapidly intensify from around 3am Friday August 7th as the radius of the storm reaches the coast. Landfall – the eye of the storm reaches land – is forecast for the afternoon of Friday August 7th at Ilan.
Highest winds and rain will occur at and around the landfall area Ilan, including Keelung, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu. An Extreme Heavy Rainfall Warning, +130mm in the next 24 hours, has been announced for North & North Eastern Taiwan. A Heavy Rainfall Warning, 15mm+ in an hour, 24hrs +50mm, for Central & Southern Taiwan. Expect these to be modified as the storm approaches. Clouds and rain are forecast for all of Taiwan until Monday August 10th, mid-day. The storm is medium sized, 250 Km in radius. Some storms are as large as 300. Its movement currently is 17km/hr. The name of the storm Morakot is the word for emerald in the Thai language. This is the 8th storm of the year, below the avearge number expected.