Typhoon Qiangpi, the 30th storm of the year and classified at super-typhoon
strength, was about 750 km southeast of Taipei at 05:00 on Oct. 22 with maximum
winds near the center of 55 m/s (198 km/h). China’s Central Meteorological
Observatory forecasts Qiangpi will enter the southern East China Sea on the
night of Oct. 23, turn northward, then shift northeast near offshore eastern
Zhejiang on the night of Oct. 24; a track brushing northeast Taiwan cannot be
ruled out. Heavy to very heavy rain, with local extreme totals, is expected in
Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian from Oct. 23–26. A blue typhoon alert was issued
at 06:00 on Oct. 22. Under the national flood‑and‑drought emergency plan,
authorities launched a level‑IV flood and typhoon emergency response at 08:00 on
Oct. 22 and dispatched a working group to Zhejiang to assist operations.
