Typhoon Fung Wong (updated 7/27 10:30pm)
Well, here we go again. Our last typhoon was a bit of a wash in our area - just some general rain, little or no wind, but central/southern Taiwan saw a lot of flooding & landslides, and 20 people died, which is quite a lot for us. Now, typhoon Fung Wong is approaching (more quickly than originally anticipated), and this also looks like it will be a direct hit on central/southern Taiwan, which is just cleaning up from last week.
Fung Wong appears to be a stronger storm. I’m including the graphics here from the cwb website, or you can click the link to get the latest update. The storm is currently (10:30 Sunday 7/27) showing center winds of 96 mph, with gusts up to 119. The box on the left shows the predicted direction over the next 3 days, and the graph below is a closeup of the storm’s influence on Taiwan. I’ve cleaned up the yard and tied everything down (see Typhoon Prep). The news just announced all schools and businesses island wide are closed tomorrow (which means everyone will go shopping or to the movies!!)
