TheWatchers- by Chillymanjaro - July 13, 2013
Typhoon Soulik made its first landfall in northern Taiwan with wind gusts reported to 113 knots (210 km/h). Heavy rainfall and strong winds continue to affect central and northern Taiwan. There was one reported death related with Typhoon Soulik's landfall in Taiwan.
As the system continues to track west towards Fuzhou, China heavy rainfall will continue to batter much of central and northern Taiwan, causing flash flooding and mudslides.Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau reports maximum accumulated rainfall amount of 743 mm at Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County. The bureau estimated that the aggregate rainfall in the mountainous areas in Hsinchu, Miaoli, Nantou and Chiayi counties could top 1,000 mm.
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