Typhoon Dolphin to Strike East China Coast Sunday Night
Crhk · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago6 MIN
Summary
Typhoon Dolphin, a strong typhoon with maximum winds near its center reaching 14 on the Beaufort scale, is expected to make landfall along the coast between Zhoushan, Zhejiang and Fuding, Fujian from Sunday night to Monday morning, according to the Central Meteorological Observatory . After landfall, the storm will continue moving west-northwest with gradually weakening intensity . The typhoon has triggered orange typhoon warnings and blue severe convective weather warnings across mainland China, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other East China provinces .
Key Points
- The typhoon's center entered the mainland's 48-hour warning zone on Thursday, with torrential rain and extreme downpours forecast for Taiwan, northern and central Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Jiangsu from Saturday onward .
- Fujian has evacuated nearly 100,000 people, including over 800 fishermen, 60,000 crew members and 18,000 aquaculture workers, while suspending 55 passenger ferry routes and halting 115 offshore construction projects .
- Zhejiang has suspended all 162 passenger ferry routes, with coastal cities Ningbo, Taizhou, Wenzhou and Zhoushan activating Level I emergency typhoon responses .
- Shanghai has evacuated more than 30,000 residents, with Pudong and Hongqiao airports cancelling over 1,380 flights on Sunday—about 60 percent of scheduled services—and metro elevated sections operating with speed restrictions .
- A family of four in Shitang Town, Wenling, Zhejiang ignored warnings to watch waves at the seaside, resulting in a 9-year-old boy being swept away by large waves and reported missing .
- Shanghai chief forecaster Jiang Man (江漫) noted Dolphin's long life cycle, strong intensity and large circulation scale, with a seven-level wind radius exceeding 400 kilometers; the storm's path and inland trajectory remain uncertain, potentially affecting Shanghai for up to four days with possible tornadoes .
Why It Matters
The extensive transport disruptions—including flight cancellations at Shanghai's two major airports and suspended rail services in the Yangtze River Delta—will affect Hong Kong travelers and business connections with one of China's most economically vital regions . The potential for prolonged severe weather, including possible tornadoes and four days of impact on Shanghai, raises risks for supply chains and financial market operations that Hong Kong investors and companies closely track .
The extensive transport disruptions—including flight cancellations at Shanghai's two major airports and suspended rail services in the Yangtze River Delta—will affect Hong Kong travelers and business connections with one of China's most economically vital regions . The potential for prolonged severe weather, including possible tornadoes and four days of impact on Shanghai, raises risks for supply chains and financial market operations that Hong Kong investors and companies closely track .