Taiwan News
Date: 2016-08-23
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

The 10th tropical storm of this year, Lionrock, though will not hit Taiwan directly, is expected to bring rain to northern Taiwan over the weekend, according to Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Keelung, Yilan, and Hualien would experience increased cloudiness with chances of localized rains, the bureau said.

Under the influence of the peripheral cloud system, eastern and southern Taiwan could also see brief showers.

Three tropical storms had formed over the western Pacific Ocean since last Thursday. The movement of Lionrock is expected to reach Japan’s Ryukyu Islands by Wednesday, and will not hit Taiwan directly, according to the latest forecast.

However, the bureau noted that it will continue to observe Lionrock’s movement over the next few days, as it does not exclude the possibility of the storm approaching the island.     [FULL  STORY]