Tropical depression intensifies into Taiwan’s fifth tropical storm of year, heavy rain expected until Wednesday

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/08/09
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A tropical depression spawning northeast of the Philippines intensified into Taiwan's fifth tropical storm of the year on Sunday morning (Aug. 9) and is expected to bring plenty of rain across the country starting Monday.

Tropical Storm Jangmi, which means "rose" in Korean, is expected to pass east of Taiwan and reach parts of South Korea and Japan with its current northerly trajectory, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). This is Taiwan's fifth tropical storm (mild typhoon) of the year and third in August after the country went through its first-ever July without any tropical storms or typhoons in the Pacific.

The current forward speed of Jangmi is 44 km/hr (27 mph) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/hr (40 mph) and 90 km/hr (56 mph) gusts at center. Although it will likely be weakened by wind shear as it moves south, torrential rain is expected across Taiwan, particularly the southern and central regions, from Monday through Wednesday.

The forecasters pointed out that Tropical Storm Jangmi will not bring severe impacts on Taiwan but reminded citizens to bring an umbrella when going outdoors. They added that the weather should return to hot and sunny on Thursday (Aug. 20) with a chance of sporadic showers in the afternoon.    [FULL  STORY]