Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year
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- Typhoon Dolphin made landfall near Yuhuan in Zhejiang province Sunday at ~5:30 pm with 94mph (151 km/h) max sustained winds, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year.
- The storm earlier injured six people in Japan's Okinawa prefecture and cut power to 50,000+ buildings before crossing to the Chinese mainland.
- Authorities evacuated over 1 million people across eastern China; Shanghai alone relocated at least 30,300 residents and cancelled about 1,500 flights.
- Wenzhou relocated more than 900,000 residents and opened 1,000+ emergency shelters; Fujian evacuated 98,900 people, suspended 55 coastal ferry routes, and moved 290 construction vessels to shelter.
- Chief forecaster Wang Haiping told CCTV the storm will track westward and slow over central and southwestern China, prolonging heavy rain across mountainous areas and smaller rivers.
- Forecasters project 250-500mm of rain for parts of central and eastern Zhejiang, with major flooding possible along the Qiantang, Yong, Jiao, and Shuiyang rivers.
Why it matters: Over 1 million people were evacuated across eastern China, with Shanghai cancelling 1,500 flights and Wenzhou relocating 900,000 residents. Chief forecaster Wang Haiping told CCTV the storm will slow over central and southwestern China, prolonging heavy rain and raising flood and landslide risks along smaller rivers and in mountainous areas far beyond the initial coastal strike zone.
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