Tropical storm Lekima may affect Taiwan weather later this week

August 4, 2019August 5, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Tropical storm Lekima, typhoon

Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau upgraded tropical storm Lekima to typhoon status this afternoon, August 4, and said that northern and eastern Taiwan may feel effects as the storm passes to the east on Thursday and Friday, August 8 and 9. The CWB observed that at 2:00pm, August 4, Lekima was located at 17.4 ° north latitude and 131.9° east longitude traveling at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour north west. The central air pressure measured 998 hectopascals with maximum

container blown onto road by tornado in Pingtung County Taiwan

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July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Linbian Township, Nanzhou Township, Pingtung County, tornado

A tornado formed over land in Pingtung County this afternoon, causing damage in at least two rural townships Fortunately no serious injuries were reported. At around 3:00pm the tornado suddenly formed and swept through Linbian Township and Nanzhou Township, knocking over trees, scooters, trucks, and store signs, as residents ran for cover. Roofing iron was torn off buildings, and in one case, a sheet-metal residence was picked up and tossed onto the road. Flying debris damaged power lines in the

typhoon Kong-Rey passes close to Taiwan satellite image

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October 4, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy rain, Typhoon Kong-Rey, wind advisory

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) this afternoon issued a heavy rain warning for northern districts of Taiwan, including Taipei City, Keelung City, Taoyuan City, and mountain districts from Hsinchu County north, as Typhoon Kong-Rey passes close by on a trajectory predicted to take the storm through Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, before heading to South Korea. In the alert issued at 1:52pm, the CWB also issued a strong wind advisory for 18 counties and cities, including the offshore islands. The advisory warned

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September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment tropical depression 27W, typhoon

A tropical depression currently situated south-east of Taiwan may intensify into a mild typhoon today or tomorrow according to the Central Weather Bureau, or a tropical storm, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC). Tropical Depression 27W, is currently situated around 210 kilometers south of Taipei and is generating rain and strong winds along the east coast of Taiwan. Shipping and ferry services to outer islands have been cancelled since early this morning. According to the Central News Agency,

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September 9, 2018September 9, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment floods, rockfall, torrential rain

[Picture: mud and rocks cover a road between Yangmingshan and Jinshan in New Taipei City. Picture: Jinshan Police Station.] The Central Weather Bureau this morning issued an extremely heavy rain advisory for northern districts, the Water Resources Department issued a level 1 flood warning for Keelung City, and flood-prone districts of Taipei City, and the Council of Agriculture issued mudslide and rockfall alerts for 6 townships and 30 villages. The CWB warning issued at 8:20am predicted extremely heavy torrential rain

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July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hualien, search and rescue, suhua highway, Typhoon Maria

A woman in Hualien County spent the night precariously perched above the ocean after slipping 50 meters down a slope while Typhoon Maria swept over the island from yesterday to the early hours of this morning. Ms Lee, 56, a taxi driver from New Taipei City, was heading home from Hualien on the Suhua Highway sometime after 5:00pm when she stopped to take pictures from the roadside. While taking pictures, Ms Lee accidentally dropped her handbag, climbed over the guardrail

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July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment typhoon, Typhoon Maria

Government units are making preparations ahead of Typhoon Maria, which is approaching the northern tip of Taiwan, and expected to bring strong wind gusts and heavy rain from Tomorrow evening, Tuesday, July 10, through Wednesday, July 11, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau(CWB). At 8:00am this morning, Typhoon Maria, which is categorized as a category 5 “super typhoon” by the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center, was located 1,290 kilometers east of Taipei. The tropical storm is packing maximum sustained winds

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July 2, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy rain, typhoon, Typhoon Prapiroon

Heavy rains caused by convection associated with Typhoon Prapiroon, which is currently located over Okinawa, has caused flooding in Taiwan’s south-western districts. The Central Weather Bureau has issued heavy rain alerts for 9 counties and cities from Miaoli in the north, to Pingtung County. In Changhua County, torrential rain this morning caused heavy flooding to the historic Lugang District, with the shopping district around the Tianhou Temple, Lugang Old Street, and Longshan Temple flooded. Many businesses were forced to close

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June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment typhoon, typhoon kemi

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has named the tropical depression currently dumping rain on Taiwan, Typhoon Kemi, making it the 6th named tropical storm for 2018. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau (CWB) is not yet calling it a typhoon. JMA upgraded the low-pressure system’s status to typhoon status at 9:10am this morning as it made landfall in Taiwan’s south-west. The storm has a central air pressure of 992hPa. However, CWB believes that the tropical depression has not yet reached mild typhoon

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June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment meiyu front, plum-rain

The Central Weather Bureau has warned that a Meiyu front will begin to affect Taiwan, bringing heavy rain starting in the southern counties tomorrow, and gradually moving north and intensifying. The front will affect the whole island until at least Sunday. The Meiyu front is expected to be the first significant rainfall of the East Asian rainy season, called “plum rain” in Chinese and Japanese. Plum rain usually begins in May, but this year’s late arrival has caused reservoir levels

Renyitan Reservoir, which supplies water in the Chiayi area

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May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drought, heat-wave

[Picture: Renyitan Reservoir, which supplies water in the Chiayi area.] Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau forecasts say that a rainy front will arrive tomorrow, June 1, bringing rain to northern Taiwan, and reducing temperatures to a range between 24°C and 29°C in New Taipei City and northern districts. Central and southern Taiwan will see rain isolated mostly to the mountain districts. The CWB said the temperatures in central Taiwan will range between 26°C to 33°C, while the south will experience 26°C

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