I feel bad because here in the north of Taiwan, we hardly felt anything. The forecasts were for the north part of the island to feel the worst effects and when the typhoon appeared to be weak and disorganized, several of us in the north thought it was over. It wasn’t until the news began coming in that we found out south Taiwan had suffered a major disaster.
Here is the reason why this typhoon was so devastating to south Taiwan:
It seems that while the storm fizzed out in the northern part of Taiwan, southern Taiwan was devastated in some places. David Reid has an article that tells about everything that happened. Right now, the emphasis is on disaster relief. We’re getting some more rain from the storm today but that is expected to end soon.
UPDATE: I’ve added this video, captured from Channel 51 news in Taiwan, below.
Check out this news story that gives details about the devastation.
Here is a BBC artcile with photos.
Michael Turton’s blog with links.
Photo of water being released from Shimen Dam.
Tainan to Chaiyi run on the THSR.
Jiasian, Kaohsiung County.
Typhoon Morakot because very disorganized and fell apart at the end. While it blew significantly on Friday during the day, not much else happened of of note after that. The good news is that while not very destructive (turns out I was very wrong about that – the southern part of Taiwan was devastated, while we had a relatively mild experience in the north), Typhoon Morakot did fill up Taiwan’s reservoirs with much needed rainwater. We needed the water, not the damage, and that’s just what we got!
Video by MJ Klein
Hui-chen and I were walking on a street in Hsinchu this morning. You can see how heavy the winds are at around 08:30, local time in Taiwan. Shot with the GoPro camera.
The typhoon is upon us here in Taiwan! The bad news is that it has slowed down and it will end up dumping a lot of rain on us. The good news is – we need the rain.
I will bring you updates when something notable happens and I can document it. This content may be moblogged from my mobile phone. Stay tuned for updates on the storm. Here is the tracking map:
Taiwan is bracing itself for yet another storm coming that should arrive this weekend. Here is the offical forecast as of this minute:
+ Forecast Outlook: NANGKA is expected to turn NNW into the open waters of the South China Sea and intensify. The 2 to 4-day Long-Range Forecast shows NANGKA reaching peak forecast winds of 110 kph on Saturday morning, June 27 – while near the coast of Fujian Province in China. By then, NANGKA shall start to recurve and accelerate towards the NNE to NE beginning Saturday afternoon and shall move across Taiwan Strait on Saturday evening, passing very close to Taipei around 5 AM Sunday June 28 w/ a distance of just 75 km. to the NNW. Upon its close passage over Taiwan, NANGKA shall be an Extratropical Cyclone.
I’ll keep you informed of developments as they unfold.
We just missed a typhoon that turned toward China at the last minute. Now we have a second tropical depression (TD) headed for Taiwan, due to arrive on Saturday. We’re supposed to have a rooftop party on Saturday, so we’re going to be watching this one closely!
Please note that this image is updated regularly.
We have a tropical storm heading our way. This storm isn’t typhoon strength yet but the danger that this storm poses is it’s track, which is supposed to take it into the Taiwan Straight where it will travel up our west coast.
+ Forecast Outlook: LINFA is now expected to move North to NNE for the next 2 days and shall no longer enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The 5-day Long-Range Forecast shows LINFA reaching its peak winds of just 110 kph before entering the Strait of Taiwan early tomorrow morning. It shall cross Taiwan Strait affecting the coastal areas of SE China and NW & Northern Taiwan on Sunday afternoon, June 21 until early morning Monday, June 22. It shall then dissipate and accelerate NE to ENE on June 22 until June 24, passing north of Okinawa, & transforming into an Extratropical Cyclone while passing to the south of Southern Japan.
Normally storms come in from the Pacific and strike our east coast, where the mountains scrub them down to managable wind speeds and moisture content. When a storm comes into the Taiwan Straight however, there is no protection to the populous west coast.
I will update this post with more information as it becomes available. In the meantime, please see Bushman’s Typhoon Blog for regular updates.
Photos by MJ Klein
HUKOU, TAIWAN
This was never supposed to happen. The typhoon was supposed to miss us and head up to Japan. But instead, typhoon Sinlaku parked itself just off of Taiwan’s east coast and then went on to scoop up moisture from the Pacific ocean and dump it on Taiwan in the form of heavy rains. The presence of this powerful typhoon has ruined plans for celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival for millions of Taiwan residents.
View facing east
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