TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration on Friday forecast that Typhoon Saudel could bring rain to southern Taiwan.
The CWA said the storm was about 250 kilometers north-northeast of Matsu and moving west at 20 kph. CWA forecaster Liu Yu-chi (劉宇其) said Saudel is predicted to pass north of Matsu on Friday before making landfall in China and weakening, per UDN.
Southwestern Taiwan is experiencing heavy rain. Pingtung had recorded more than 200 mm of rain by 8 a.m., with Kanding Township registering more than 90 mm in an hour.
The CWA issued heavy rain advisories for Tainan, Kaohsiung, and mountainous areas of Chiayi, with an extremely heavy rain advisory for Pingtung.
