Heavy rain and flood warnings issued as rainy season front hovers over Taiwan

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment East Asian rainy season, meiyu front, plum rain

The Central Weather Administration issued a heavy rain warning covering Taiwan’s western plains and central mountain range, with flood alert warnings in effect for Taichung, Miaoli, and Hsinchu as a rainy season front hovers over the island today, May 28. At 7:55 am, a CWA heavy rain warning covered most of Taiwan from Keelung City in the north to Pingtung County in the south, excluding only the east coast counties of Yilan, Hualien, and Taidong. An extremely heavy rain warning

landslide blocks east coast line at Chongde Station

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April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hualien County, plum rain, rain front, suhua highway

A rainy season front is expected to bring heavy rain to Taiwan for the next week, and has already triggered landslides in areas destabilized by an earthquake earlier this month. Road and rail services between Yilan County and Hualien City are cut off after a series of landslides in Xiulin Township, Hualien County this afternoon. According to Taiwan Railway Corporation, a landslide has covered both northbound and southbound tracks between Chongde Station and Heren Station. An EMU 3000 express train

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June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy rain, meiyu front, plum rain, rain

Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau issued a heavy rain advisory for large areas of Taiwan, and meteorologists predict periods of heavy rain over the next 7 days as the island comes under the influence of a stationary front and southwest monsoonal winds. A heavy rain advisory was issued at 12:05 pm Friday, June 9, covering Keelung City, New Taipei City, mountain districts of Taoyuan City, Miaoli County, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County, Yilan County, Hualien County and Taitung County. The

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May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment meiyu front, plum rain

Weather forecasters are predicting a rainy weekend with a typical rainy season front expected to approach northern Taiwan, Thursday, and slowly move southward until it reaches the South China Sea, Tuesday. According to the Central Weather Bureau, as the weak front currently bringing cloudy weather today moves away, Tuesday and Wednesday will see temperatures rise to maximums of 31°C in northern and central parts of Taiwan, and 31°C to 33°C in the south with brief isolated showers and afternoon thunderstorms

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April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment East Asian rainy season, monsoon, plum rain, weather

Meteorologists say that Taiwan is about to enter the summer rainy season with the first stationary (plum rain) front forecast to descend on northern Taiwan Sunday, May 1, combined with a tropical disturbance approaching from the south. Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明), General-Manager of WeatherRisk said that northern Taiwan will come under the influence of a stationary front Sunday, along with a northeast wind turning the weather rainy and cool, with the temperature dropping to 17°C to 20°C. Furthermore, a low pressure

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June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment plum rain

Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued heavy rain and extremely heavy rain alerts for 8 counties and cities in southern Taiwan this morning as the area comes under the influence of a rainy season or “plum rain” front today, Saturday, June 5. A heavy rain advisory was issued at 6:30 am for Changhua County, Nantou County, Yunlin County, and Chiayi City, while an extremely heavy rain alert was issued for Chiayi County, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County. The

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May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy rain, plum rain

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs initiated a Level 2 Disaster Response team at 12:00 pm today, and the Central Weather Bureau issued heavy rain and extremely heavy rain alerts for 16 counties, as most of Taiwan came under the influence of a “plum rain” front. The seasonal rain, generated by the interaction of monsoonal southwest winds with a quasi-stationary front, was long-awaited this year as Taiwan is experiencing the worst drought in 56 years. The Central Weather Bureau issued heavy

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