- Typhoon Shadel, the 18th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Yuhuan, Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, at around 8:05 am on Friday, bringing torrential downpours to Zhejiang and Fujian Province.
- Shadel is the third typhoon this year, after Bavi and Dolphin, to make landfall in Yuhuan, Zhejiang. The city has been struck by three typhoons in less than two months — an unusually rare sequence, according to the administration.
- Zhejiang raised its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, at 8 pm Thursday. Measures have been taken to ensure that no people, vessels or activities remain at sea, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
- After making landfall, Shadel is expected to push deeper inland, bringing widespread and prolonged wind and rain from Friday through Monday. Its impacts are forecast to extend to other regions.
- Shadel is a large, well-organized typhoon with a nearly symmetrical structure. Its circulation spans more than 1,000 kilometers in diameter and covers over 400,000 square kilometers - roughly four times the size of Zhejiang Province.
- Zhejiang and Fujian are expected to bear the heaviest rainfall, with exceptionally heavy downpours possible in some areas. Particular attention is being paid to areas near and north of the landfall point, where an astronomical high tide is expected to coincide with a storm surge, causing significant coastal water-level rises.
- So far this year, 22 typhoons have formed over the northwestern Pacific and the South China Sea, significantly more than the average for the same period in previous years. Seven have made landfall in China, also above the seasonal average. Three typhoons - Bavi, Dolphin and Shadel - have struck Zhejiang in succession, tying the record for the highest number of typhoons to make landfall in the province in a single year since 1949.
Typhoon Shadel, the 18th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Yuhuan, Zhejiang Province, at around 8:05 am on Friday, bringing torrential downpours to the region. This marks the third typhoon to strike Yuhuan in less than two months, following Bavi and Dolphin, tying the record for the highest number of typhoons to make landfall in the province in a single year since 1949.1234578
In response to the impending storm, Zhejiang raised its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, at 8 pm Thursday. Authorities have implemented measures to ensure that no people, vessels, or activities remain at sea. The China Meteorological Administration has also upgraded its emergency response for major meteorological disasters to Level II.
Shadel is characterized as a large, well-organized typhoon with a circulation spanning over 1,000 kilometers in diameter. After landfall, it is expected to push deeper inland, bringing widespread and prolonged wind and rain from Friday through Monday. The heaviest rainfall is anticipated in Zhejiang and Fujian, with some areas facing exceptionally heavy downpours.6
Particular attention is being paid to areas near and north of the landfall point, where an astronomical high tide is expected to coincide with a storm surge, potentially causing significant coastal water-level rises. So far this year, 22 typhoons have formed over the northwestern Pacific and the South China Sea, with seven making landfall in China, exceeding the seasonal average.
“Zhejiang raised its emergency response to Level I, the highest level, on Thursday night, with measures to clear the sea of people and vessels. The storm's circulation spans over 1,000 kilometers, roughly four times the size of Zhejiang, and is expected to bring prolonged rain through Monday.”
