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Taiwan braces for Champi with heavy rain forecast

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Taiwan Weather Issues Warning

Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said a sea warning may be issued Wednesday night.
It warned a land warning could follow Thursday night or Friday as the storm nears Taiwan.
Forecaster Liu Pei-teng expects heavy rain to hit central-northern Taiwan, Yilan and Hualien Friday-Saturday.
Models say a weakening high-pressure could turn Champi north, while strengthening may push it south across the Bashi Channel.

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FEMA Sets Deadline

FEMA urged Guam residents to finish preparations by sunset Saturday and warned of evacuation routes.
More than 150 mainland U.S. volunteers traveled to Guam to assist disaster-relief efforts.
The American Red Cross opened 13 shelters, many reaching capacity hours before Champi’s landfall.
Guam’s Office of Civil Defense kept the island in Condition of Readiness 1 until a Condition of Readiness (COR) 4 is announced.

History

Historical Context

After Typhoon Morakot slammed Taiwan in August 2009, killing 755 people and dumping a record 2,777 mm of rain, President Ma Ying-jeou launched a NT$100 billion (US$3 billion) three-year rebuilding program and the Central Weather Administration expanded its warning system. Those reforms shape today’s response to Typhoon Champi, with CWA chief Liu Pei-teng issuing alerts and FEMA sending 150 volunteers.

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Taiwan Weather Issues Warning

Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said a sea warning may be issued Wednesday night.
It warned a land warning could follow Thursday night or Friday as the storm nears Taiwan.
Forecaster Liu Pei-teng expects heavy rain to hit central-northern Taiwan, Yilan and Hualien Friday-Saturday.
Models say a weakening high-pressure could turn Champi north, while strengthening may push it south across the Bashi Channel.

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