China Braces for Heavy Rainfall as Cyclone Noul Approaches | Science-Environment
The Central Weather Administration said the storm could become the year’s 12th typhoon and bring coastal swells and expanded rainfall across eastern Taiwan.
- The Central Weather Administration issued a sea warning for Tropical Storm Noul at 11:30 p.m. Thursday as the system strengthened east of the Philippines and approached Taiwan's southern waters.
- Noul is forecast to make its closest approach to Taiwan on Saturday, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rain to Hualien, Taitung, and the Hengchun Peninsula while maintaining tropical storm strength through the Bashi Channel.
- As of 5 a.m. Friday, Noul was centered about 530 kilometers southeast of Cape Eluanbi, moving west-northwest at 25-28 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph, according to the CWA.
- Officials at the Hong Kong Observatory are considering issuing the No 1 warning signal as Noul tracks toward the northeastern South China Sea within 800 kilometers of Hong Kong later Friday.
- Mainland Chinese weather authorities project Noul will make landfall between Zhuhai in Guangdong and Zhangpu in Fujian between Saturday night and Sunday morning, with cumulative rainfall potentially reaching 600mm in localized areas.
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On Friday, the Chinese authorities issued a warning about the torrential rains and the high risk of flooding, as the third tropical cyclone this month approaches the country's southern coast, where it is expected to intensify over the weekend, reports Reuters.
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