More than 1.6 million people have been evacuated from China's financial hub, Shanghai, and neighbouring areas as powerful Typhoon Wipha looms closer. Experts said the storm, expected to make landfall by early Wednesday, could be the worst to hit China in a decade. Heavy rains forced schools to shut and grounded flights, and flooding brought central Shanghai to a standstill.
Typhoon Wipha is forecast to make landfall in Taiwan in about 6 hours probability for CAT 1 or above is 100% within 12 hours probability for TS is 100% within 12 hours
China probability for CAT 1 or above is 70% in about 30 hours probability for TS is 95% in about 18 hours
Taipei (25.0 N, 121.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 70% within 6 hours probability for TS is 100% within 6 hours
Wenling (28.4 N, 121.4 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 65% in about 30 hours probability for TS is 95% in about 18 hours
Wenzhou (27.5 N, 120.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 65% in about 18 hours probability for TS is 95% in about 18 hours
Ningbo (29.7 N, 121.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 50% in about 30 hours probability for TS is 85% in about 30 hours
Hangzhou (30.3 N, 120.2 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 40% in about 30 hours probability for TS is 80% in about 30 hours
Shanghai (31.2 N, 121.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 30 hours probability for TS is 85% in about 30 hours
Jinhua (29.2 N, 120.0 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 30 hours probability for TS is 80% in about 30 hours