Weather

CWB warns of ‘single wolf’ Typhoon Soudelor

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/04
By: W.T. Chen and Flor Wang

Taipei, Aug. 4 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) warned Tuesday of the 201508040011t0001potential damage Super Typhoon Soudelor may cause Taiwan, describing it as a “single wolf” typhoon.

Though the storm’s center is still 2,000 kilometers away, it is moving at a speed of 21 kilometers per hour toward northern Taiwan, and the CWB urged the public to be on the alert as the typhoon approaches.

The bureau said it could issue sea and land warnings for the typhoon on Thursday.

Describing Soudelor as a “single wolf,” the bureau said it would bring heavy winds and rain to Taiwan but would sweep across the island quickly rather than hovering for an extended period of time.     [FULL  STORY]

Sea warning for Typhoon Soudelor could be issued Thursday

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/03
By: Chen Wei-ting and S.C. Chang

Taipei, Aug. 3 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) reported Monday that Typhoon 201508030040t0001Soudelor has turned into a strong typhoon that could affect Taiwan area as early as Thursday.

The CWB said a sea warning for Typhoon Soudelor could be issued on Thursday at the earliest, with a land warning likely to ensue.

As of 8:00 p.m., according to the CWB, the typhoon’s center was located 2,200 km southeast of Taiwan, moving at a speed of 21 km per hour in the west-northwesterly direction as its storm radius had widened to 220 km.

If its direction remains unchanged, it will head toward the sea off Taiwan’s northern and northeast coasts, said the weather bureau, reminding people of its possible impacts on Friday and Saturday.

Weather bureau warns of inclement weather

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/30
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau issued a heavy rainfall warning Thursday

(CNA file photo)

(CNA file photo)

afternoon due to a strong convective system above Taiwan, although it said the weather could be less violent than that of the past few days.

Northern and central Taiwan, as well as mountainous areas north of Kaohsiung, should be on the alert against torrential rain, strong wind and lightning, forecasters said.

There is a chance of hail in mountainous areas, the bureau went on, adding that the severe weather should last into the evening.

Weather conditions are expected to improve Friday as a Pacific high pressure system is expected to approach Taiwan, marking the start of a week of sunny and hot weather, it said.     [FULL  STORY]

EPA warns of dangerous UV levels all over Taiwan

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-07-21
By: Central News Agency

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) warned Tuesday of dangerously high

EPA warns of dangerous UV levels all over Taiwan. Central News Agency

EPA warns of dangerous UV levels all over Taiwan. Central News Agency

ultraviolet (UV) levels all around Taiwan and suggested that residents take precautionary steps to prevent sunburn and even heat strokes.

The EPA said that almost all of Taiwan is expected to record “excessively high” UV levels, with the UV index in Taipei in northern Taiwan, and Yilan, Hualien and Taitung in eastern Taiwan likely to hit 8.

The UV index is likely to reach 9 in Hsinchu and Miaoli in northern Taiwan, in Taichung in central Taiwan, and in Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan in southern Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]

“Needlessly cool” Evangelion-esque typhoon forecast from Taiwan amuses Net

Rocket News 24
July 13, 2015

If you’ve seen a weather report in the last couple of days, you probably know that the

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Pacific is currently chock-a-block with typhoons. Across Asia, people are watching the forecasts to see whether a monster storm is going to come swirling their way, and the news stations are doing their best to give them up-to-date and easy-to-understand information.

In Taiwan, the Next TV presentation led one viewer to wonder if the graphics team weren’t perhaps Evangelion fans.

@dorabmon, a Taiwanese who tweets in Japanese, posted this picture while watching the weather. It reads, “As usual, Next TV’s Evangelion typhoon graphics are needlessly cool.”

To be honest, the first thing I thought of was a giant flying pizza, but then pepperoni is

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closer to my heart than anime. True fans of the popular series thought the comparison was on point though, and the picture has been picked up a host of discussion sites and message boards.

That last commenter has a point, since the Japanese weather graphics tend towards the annoyingly cutesy.

Get on it, Japan!

Train services normal Friday morning

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/09
By Wang Shu-fen and S.C. Chang

Taipei, July 9 (CNA) Both the high speed and regular rail services in Taiwan will run 201507090044t0001normally on Friday until noon, even though Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to northern Taiwan, train operators said Thursday night.

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) said its morning services will be provided as scheduled, but may be adjusted depending on the weather conditions.

Train schedules after 1:00 p.m. Friday will be announced at 10:00 a.m., THSRC said.     [FULL  STORY]

Typhoon to bring heavy rains north

STORM TRACK:The northern cities of Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and Keelung canceled classes and offices for today, as Taiwan braced for Typhoon Chan-Hom’s arrival

Taipei Times
Date:  Jul 10, 2015
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

People in northern Taiwan can expect torrential rainfall today as Typhoon Chan-Hom

The sun shines through the clouds yesterday evening in Taipei as Typhoon Chan-Hom loomed off the northern coast of the nation. Photo: CNA

The sun shines through the clouds yesterday evening in Taipei as Typhoon Chan-Hom loomed off the northern coast of the nation. Photo: CNA

intensifies, with the radius of the storm forecast to cover Taipei and Keelung.

As of 10pm yesterday, Taipei, New Taipei City, Keelung and Taoyuan announced that classes and offices would be closed today.

Central Weather Bureau specialist Wu Wan-hua (伍婉華) said that the nation would be under the influence of the typhoon throughout the day, with extremely heavy rainfall forecast for the northeastern region and mountainous areas in central and northern Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan issues typhoon landfall alert

CCTV
By: Associated Press.

Coastal resorts in southern Taiwan were closed and all shipping was ordered to remain i

Photo by Accu Weather

Photo by Accu Weather

n harbor on Monday as a tropical storm approached the island, local disaster officials said.

Linfa (literally “Lotus”), this year’s 10th typhoon, had weakened to a tropical storm and entered the South China Sea on Monday. It was expected to make a landfall in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County by Thursday, the local weather service said.

Kenting Park in Pingtung was closed at around 8:00 a.m. local time after the weather bureau issued a storm warning for the southern parts of the island.

About a dozen people who had been surfing in Kenting waters early in the morning were called to shore because of strong wind and dangerous waves.     [FULL  STORY]

Taitung ferries, balloon festival canceled as Linfa approaches

Want China Times
Date: 2015-07-07
By: CNA

A balloon festival in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung county was canceled Monday and

One of the hot air balloons in storage at a school in Taitung, July 6. (Photo/Chuang Che-chuan)

One of the hot air balloons in storage at a school in Taitung, July 6. (Photo/Chuang Che-chuan)

ferry services between the county and two islands off its coast were due to be suspended as Tropical Storm Linfa approached Taiwan.

Earlier in the day, the national Central Weather Bureau issued a sea warning for the storm, which was centered 400 kilometers south of Taiwan’s southern tip as of 8 am, moving northward at a speed of 6-9 kilometers.

Linfa has maximum sustained winds of 83 kilometers per hour, with gusts of up to 108 kph, according to the bureau.     [FULL  STORY]

Chan-hom To Intensify; Late-Week Threat to Okinawa, Taiwan, China as a Strong Typhoon

weather.com
Date: Jul 5 2015
By Jon Erdman

Three Tropical Storms at Once

Three tropical storms are now moving through the Pacific. Tropical Storm Chan-Hom could become a super typhoon.

Tropical Storm Chan-hom passed near Rota Island Sunday, bringing heavy rain, gusty map_specnewsdct-10_ltst_4namus_enus_650x366winds and high surf to the Marianas. Guam is 14 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern daylight time.

As of late Sunday afternoon, the NWS office on Guam measured 11.77 inches of rain from Chan-hom. Rota Island also picked up 7-10 inches of rain. By early Monday morning, only patchy areas of locally heavy rain remained near Guam and the Marianas. Winds were diminishing, but high seas were expected to persist into Monday.

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, reported a peak wind gust to 62 mph Sunday afternoon. Guam International Airport just east of Hagatna, Guam, clocked a peak gust to 43 mph, while Rota Island measured a peak gust to 37 mph.

Chan-hom is poised to become a typhoon again by Monday and could be a significant threat to parts of east Asia late this week.     [FULL  STORY]