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The Star
a day ago
- Climate
- The Star
Wutip forecast to hit Hainan as severe tropical storm on Friday
A resident watches the sea as Typhoon Wutip approaches south China's Hainan Province on June 12, 2025.- VCG HONG KONG: Tropical Storm Wutip is continuing to track toward Hainan Island in southern China, and is expected to make landfall on Friday short of the typhoon-strength intensity previously forecast. Wutip is currently about 155km southeast of Sanya city on Hainan, according to an advisory from Chinese weather authorities. The system is expected to strengthen into a severe tropical storm in the early hours of Friday, fueled by the very warm waters of the South China Sea. After crossing the coast, Wutip is forecast to weaken as it tracks over Hainan, but will re-intensify when it moves into the Gulf of Tonkin due to the warm waters, according to the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The system is then expected to make its second landfall as a severe tropical storm along the coast of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces on Saturday, quickly weakening over land, according to the Chinese state weather bureau. Hong Kong has maintained its initial cyclone warning, known as Standby Signal, No. 1. - Bloomberg
Mint
3 days ago
- Climate
- Mint
China's Resort Island Hainan Braces for First Typhoon of Season
Hainan Island is bracing for the first typhoon of the season in the western Pacific, with the storm expected to dump heavy rain across parts of southern China as the system nears the coast. The tropical depression — named Wutip — is forecast to reach typhoon strength by Friday morning local time and hit peak intensity just before making landfall on Hainan, according to the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Hong Kong has issued its initial cyclone warning, known as Standby Signal, No. 1. The storm is in the South China Sea to the southeast of Hainan, and about 660 kilometers south of Hong Kong. The cyclone season in the western Pacific typically runs from around June to November, and can cause crop losses, close markets and schools, and damage infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Super Typhoon Yagi struck Hainan late last year with destructive winds before tracking toward Vietnam and dumping heavy rain across the region, leading to extensive flooding. Wutip is set to bring strong winds and torrential rain to Hainan, with parts of the island getting as much as 500 millimeters from Wednesday through Saturday, according to the provincial meteorological bureau. Vietnam's weather agency also warned of high waves and very rough seas due to the cyclone. Hong Kong, which last year ended its decades-long practice of shutting markets during typhoons, is expected to experience windy conditions and occasional heavy, squally showers as the tropical storm crosses Hainan and continues tracking northeastward into southern China. The 2024 season was the deadliest in over a decade and the fourth costliest on record, mostly due to Yagi, according to UK-based forecaster Tropical Storm Risk. It was also notable for a barrage of six tropical storms that hit the Philippines in a five-week period, which was fueled by a warming climate. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
China's Resort Island Hainan Braces for First Typhoon of Season
Hainan Island is bracing for the first typhoon of the season in the western Pacific, with the storm expected to dump heavy rain across parts of southern China as the system nears the coast. The tropical depression — named Wutip — is forecast to reach typhoon strength by Friday morning local time and hit peak intensity just before making landfall on Hainan, according to the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Hong Kong has issued its initial cyclone warning, known as Standby Signal, No. 1.
New York Times
14-02-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Tropical Cyclone Zelia Makes Landfall in Northwest Australia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Friday afternoon in northwestern Australia, bringing intense rain and destructive winds to a sparsely populated region of the country that is home to ports and mines critical to the global economy. The authorities ordered residents to stay indoors. Australian meteorologists said the storm had made landfall at 12:30 p.m. local time 34 miles northeast of Port Hedland, a town of about 15,000 people in the Pilbara region, a desert that is home to some of the world's largest iron ore mines. The storm was packing winds of 132 miles per hour, equivalent to a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, according to the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. A tropical cyclone warning was in effect from Wallal Downs to Roebourne, about 150 miles from Port Hedland. Intense rain, flash flooding and wind gusts of up to 100 m.p.h. were expected in the area, said Miriam Bradbury, a meteorologist at Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. More damaging winds of up to 180 m.p.h. were forecast closer to the eye of the storm, powerful enough to destroy trees and permanent structures in its path, Ms. Bradbury said in a briefing on Friday morning. The Australian authorities on Friday ordered residents in Port Hedland and surrounding areas to take shelter, urging them to stay away from doors and windows. They had also closed dozens of schools and roads in the region that could be flooded. 'Port Hedland is expected to avoid the very destructive core of the cyclone,' the Bureau of Meteorology reported as it announced that Zelia had made landfall. Major ports were bracing for the storm in the Pilbara region, the world's largest iron ore exporter, providing nearly 40 percent of the global supply. Port Hedland closed on Wednesday, and Dampier Port, used by the mining company Rio Tinto, and the Port of Varanus Island, a processing hub for oil and other fuel, closed on Thursday. Zelia was likely to lose strength as it moves inland over the weekend, but heavy rain was forecast as it made its way south, Ms. Bradbury said.
