Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/08
By: Christie Chen and Tyson Lu

Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Typhoon Nepartak ravaged Taitung Friday, bringing heavy rain and the strongest wind in 61 years to the southeastern county.

At 4:37 a.m. Friday, a weather station recorded gusts of 205 kilometers per hour in Taitung City, which reached the highest level of 17 on the extended Beaufort wind force scale, the Central Weather Bureau said.

The previous record was recorded in 1955, when Typhoon Iris hit Taiwan. At that time, gusts reached up to 186 kph, the bureau said.

The standard Beaufort scale, which measures wind intensity, has 12 levels, with the highest Level 12 considered hurricane-force. Taiwan, however, uses an extended version of the scale that includes 17 levels, with the highest Level 17 referring to gusts that measure between 202 kph and 220 kph.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/08
By: Chiu Po-sheng and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Three people have died and 142 others have been injured as

typhoon Nepartak brought heavy rain and strong winds to southeastern Taiwan early Friday, according to government data.

Those killed include a man who drowned in Chishingtan lake in Hualien County, a soldier found dead after falling into the sea on Dongyin Islet of the Penghu archipelago, and a 71 year-old woman who died from severe wounds after being hit by a falling wardrobe, the data published in the Emergency Management Information Cloud showed.

The statistics compiled by the National Fire Agency also indicated that a total of 142 people were injured during the onslaught of Nepartak, which pummeled much of Taiwan with strong gusts and heavy rain.     [FULL  STORY]

Eye On Taiwan
Date: July 8, 2016

The super typhoon Nepartak slammed into Taitung City Friday morning. The photo galery below shows the extensive damage caused by Nepartak.  No reports of injuries as yet.

(Click on thumbnail photo to enlarge)

The China Post
Date: July 8, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Torrential and heavy rain warnings were issued islandwide by the

Central Weather Bureau (CWB) Thursday, urging residents to brace for heavy rainfall as Super Typhoon Nepartak was to make landfall Friday.

Local governments islandwide have suspended classes and work Friday, while outlying Lienchiang County and Kinmen County will continue business as usual before noon, according to the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Executive Yuan.

As of 5 p.m., Super Typhoon Nepartak was centered 220 kilometers east-southeast of Taitung, moving at 17-14 kph in a west-northwesterly direction, according to the CWB. With a radius of 200 km, the storm was carrying maximum sustained winds of 198 kph, with gusts of up to 245 kph, it said.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/08

A scene in Taitung after the storm makes landfall early Friday
Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Typhoon Nepartak made landfall in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung County at 5:50 a.m. Friday, pummeling much of Taiwan with strong gusts and heavy rain, the Central Weather Bureau said.

The typhoon could linger around Taiwan for up to eight hours as it slowly makes its way toward southern China, the bureau said, warning the public throughout the country to prepare for heavy downpours.     [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date 2016-07-07
By: Chen Wei-ting, Wang Shu-fen and Lilian Wu, Central News Agency

Taipei, July 7 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued a torrential rain

warning Thursday as Typhoon Nepartak moved closer to Taiwan.
The CWB said that as of 8 a.m., the first typhoon of the year had moved to 410 kilometers southeast of Hualien in eastern Taiwan, moving at a speed of 22-16 kph in a west-northwesterly direction.

With a radius of 200 km, the storm was carrying maximum sustained winds of 198 kph, with gusts of up to 245 kph, it said.     [FULL  STORY]

DAY OFF:Except for Matsu and Kinmen, classes and work have been canceled across the nation, with the typhoon forecast to make landfall at 6am or 7am

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 08, 2016
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

Nearly a quarter of the international flights at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport were either canceled or postponed yesterday due to the imminent arrival of Typhoon Nepartak.

As of 8:30pm yesterday, the center of Nepartak was 180km southeast of Taitung. It was moving northwest toward Taitung at 14kph, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

The bureau forecast that the typhoon would make landfall at Taitung between 6am and 7am today, adding that the storm’s center is to enter the Taiwan Strait at 5pm today.     [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: July 8, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Torrential and heavy rain warnings were issued islandwide by the

Central Weather Bureau (CWB) Thursday, urging residents to brace for heavy rainfall as Super Typhoon Nepartak was to make landfall Friday.

Local governments islandwide have suspended classes and work Friday, while outlying Lienchiang County and Kinmen County will continue business as usual before noon, according to the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Executive Yuan.

As of 5 p.m., Super Typhoon Nepartak was centered 220 kilometers east-southeast of Taitung, moving at 17-14 kph in a west-northwesterly direction, according to the CWB. With a radius of 200 km, the storm was carrying maximum sustained winds of 198 kph, with gusts of up to 245 kph, it said.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/06
By: S.C. Chang

Taipei, July 6 (CNA) Schools and offices in most administrative areas of Taiwan will maintain normal

hours Thursday, with Hualien and Taitung scheduled to decide by 10 a.m. whether to close down for a half day due to an approaching typhoon.

Local leaders on Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Lyudao (Green Island) off Taitung were authorized to decide for themselves whether to close schools and offices Thursday, county officials said Wednesday.

In all other counties and cities, schools and offices will open as usual Thursday.

Super Typhoon Nepartak is forecast to make landfall on Taiwan late Thursday and batter the island through Friday.      [SOURCE]

PROJECTED PATH:The first typhoon of the year is forecast to make landfall between Hualien and Taitung, before crossing central Taiwan and leaving via the Taiwan Strait

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 07, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

The Central Weather Bureau yesterday issued sea and land alerts for Typhoon Nepartak, adding that the storm is likely to make landfall on the east coast and severely affect the nation’s weather today and tomorrow.

By 8:30pm yesterday, the eye of the typhoon was 700km southeast of Hualien. The typhoon was moving northwest at 20kph, with the radius of the storm expanding to 200km. The maximum wind speed near the typhoon’s eye was 209kph.

The sea alert, which was issued at 2:30pm, applies to vessels operating near Orchid Island (蘭嶼, also known as Lanyu), Green Island (綠島), the northeast and southeast coasts of Taiwan proper, as well as the Bashi Channel.

Based on the bureau’s projected path, the typhoon is forecast to make landfall between Hualien and Taitung. It would then move across central Taiwan and the west coast before leaving via the Taiwan Strait.     [FULL  STORY]