In response to Typhoon Podul, authorities announced the following suspensions
for Thursday, 14th August:

In Kaohsiung City, Taoyuan District (桃源區)’s Lavulan (拉芙蘭里), Meishan
Village (梅山里), and Fuxing Village (復興里) will all halt work and school.

The same goes for Pingtung County's Shihwen Village (士文村) in Chunri
Township (春日鄉) and the entire Manzhou Township (滿州鄉)....

Taitung County's Xinwu settlement (新武部落) in Haiduan Village (海端村), as
well as Wulu Village (霧鹿村) and Lidao Village (利稻村) in Haiduan Township
(海端鄉), will be closed for work and school.

In Kinmen County (金門縣), work and classes will be suspended for the morning
only.

Typhoon Podul has already exited Taiwan from Tainan's Qigu District into the
Taiwan Strait ... and is headed towards Mainland China.

According to the Central Weather Administration, Hualien, Taitung, Miaoli,
Taichung, and Nantou have moved out of the storm's radius.

However, the typhoon still poses a threat to areas south of Changhua, as well
as outlying islands Penghu and Kinmen.

Strong winds and rain are expected to continue overnight in areas south of
Chiayi and in Penghu.

The typhoon is expected to continue weakening, and its storm radius is
forecast to shrink.

The Central Weather Administration expects to fully lift its land warning for
Typhoon Podul on Thursday.

Meanwhile, widespread power outages affecting mainly the south and the centre
are also expected to continue through the evening into early hours.

Residents are urged to stay clear of downed wires and use the TaiPower app or
website to report any further outages.

(IG)

In response to Typhoon Podul, the following areas will suspend work and
classes tomorrow.

In Kaohsiung City (高雄市), Taoyuan District (桃源區)’s Lafa Village
(拉芙蘭里), Meishan Village (梅山里), and Fuxing Village (復興里) will all
halt work and school.

In Pingtung County (屏東縣), Shihwen Village (士文村) in Chunri Township
(春日鄉) and the entire Manzhou Township (滿州鄉) will also suspend
operations.

In Taitung County (臺東縣), the Xinwu settlement (新武部落) in Haiduan
Village (海端村), as well as Wulu Village (霧鹿村) and Lidao Village (利稻村)
in Haiduan Township (海端鄉), will be closed.

In Kinmen County (金門縣), work and classes will be suspended for the morning.

Residents are advised to stay updated on further weather advisories and take
necessary precautions.

The Central Weather Administration says Typhoon Podul has weakened slightly
over the past three hours — but is still bringing strong winds and heavy
rain to southern Taiwan.

Podul made landfall in Taitung just after 1 PM and exited via Tainan’s Qigu
District around 4 PM.

It’s now over waters south-southeast of Penghu, moving west-northwest.

Its outer bands are affecting Taitung, Hualien, all areas south of Miaoli, as
well as Penghu and Kinmen.

Eastern Taiwan, southern counties, and Penghu continue to see strong winds
and heavy rain.

Torrential rain warnings — signaling more than 350 mm in 24 hours or 200 mm
in three hours — are in place for Hualien, Taitung, the Hengchun Peninsula,
and mountainous areas of Kaohsiung and Pingtung.

Extremely heavy rain advisories — for over 200 mm in 24 hours or 100 mm in
three hours — have been issued for Tainan, Kaohsiung, Chiayi County,
Pingtung, Yilan’s mountains, and outlying Green and Orchid Islands.

Forecasters expect the storm to keep weakening and its radius to shrink as it
heads toward mainland China.

So far, only Kinmen has announced work and class cancellations for tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Taipower says more than 61 thousand households remain without
power — mostly in Taitung, followed by Tainan and Kaohsiung — with smaller
outages in Yilan and Greater Taipei.

Over 254 thousand households experienced power cuts as a result of the storm
today.

Residents are urged to stay clear of downed wires and use the Taipower app or
website to report any further outages.

(IG)

The Central Weather Administration says Typhoon Podul has weakened slightly over
the past three hours — but is still bringing strong winds and heavy rain to
southern Taiwan.

Podul made landfall in Taitung just after 1 PM and exited via Tainan’s Cigu
District around 4 PM.

It’s now over waters south-southeast of Penghu, moving west-northwest.

Its outer bands are affecting Taitung, Hualien, all areas south of Miaoli, as
well as Penghu and Kinmen.

Eastern Taiwan, southern counties, and Penghu continue to see strong winds
and heavy rain.

Torrential rain warnings — signaling more than 350 mm in 24 hours or 200 mm
in three hours — are in place for Hualien, Taitung, the Hengchun Peninsula,
and mountainous areas of Kaohsiung and Pingtung.

Extremely heavy rain advisories — for over 200 mm in 24 hours or 100 mm in
three hours — have been issued for Tainan, Kaohsiung, Chiayi County,
Pingtung, Yilan’s mountains, and outlying Green and Orchid Islands.

Forecasters expect the storm to keep weakening and its radius to shrink as it
heads toward mainland China.

So far, only Kinmen has announced work and class cancellations for tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Taipower says more than 61 thousand households remain without
power — mostly in Taitung, followed by Tainan and Kaohsiung — with smaller
outages in Yilan and Greater Taipei.

Over 254 thousand households experienced power cuts as a result of the storm
today.

Residents are urged to stay clear of downed wires and use the Taipower app or
website to report any further outages.

(IG)

Typhoon Podul is now located 50 kilometers north of Kaohsiung ... moving fast
in a west-northwesterly direction at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour.

The Central Weather Administration says the storm has pretty much retained
its intensity as it continues to sweep across southern Taiwan.

The CWA's Forecast Center says the storm still has a radius of 180-kilometers
and is packing sustained wind speeds of 155-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of
up to 191-kilometers-an-hour.

According to TaiPower, as of 4 PM, Podul had knocked out electricity to over
173 thousand households ... with 78 thousand still without power.

Most outages are in Taitung County, where the storm made landfall at just
after 1 PM, .... followed by Taoyuan City.

TaiPower says crews are working hard to restore power ... but warns repair
progress will depend on weather and road conditions.

Residents are urged to secure property, avoid downed wires, prepare backup
power for essential services, and use the TaiPower App or website to report
outages.

Meanwhile, Podul has also resulted in the cancellation of around 250
international flights in Taipei and Kaohsiung, and Taipei Songshan Airport
also reported cancellations on routes to China.

Forecasters say the storm is expected to exit Taiwan later today from the
south into the Taiwan Strait .... and head towards areas between Fujian and
Guang-dong Province.

(IG)

Typhoon Podul update in Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Kinmen

Typhoon Podul has made landfall in Taitung shortly after 1 PM and is
continuing in a west-northwesterly direction at an hourly speed of 36
kilometers.

Those in Taitung and Hualian's coastal areas have experienced winds gusting
to level 14 and heavy rainfall.

Pingtung Chun-ri (春日) saw downpour of 105 millimeters over the past one
hour, and the accumulated rainfall in Hualian Fuli (富里) has reached over
270 millimeters so far today.

The CWA says Podul is now located some 20 kilometers south of Tai-tung and as
it's moving fast, forecasters expect the center of the typhoon to exit in
Tai-nan around later in the afternoon.

Taitung officials say the stage of the Jin-lun (金崙) Ocean Music Festival is
engulfed by sea waves, and more than 2,300 households in the county are now
without power.

In Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Metro says the train intervals are now 15 minutes and
may be lengthened depending on the situation, while the Light Rail system has
been suspended.

Ping-tung officials say many roads in the county are now closed and 430
residents have been evacuated from the mountainous areas as a precaution.

The Ken-ting National Park is also shut and people are banned from going to
the beaches, where Coast Guard will be patrolling.

Meanwhile the Kinmen government has called off work and school tonight and
tomorrow.

Typhoon Podul is currently located some 60-kilometers south southeast of
Taitung and is moving in a north northwesterly direction at speeds of between
29 and 36-kilometers-an-hour.

The storm is still forecast to make landfall in the coming hour in Taitung
before leaving Taiwan in the Tainan area.

The Central Weather Administration's Forecast Center says Typhoon Podul still
has a radius of 180-kilometers and is packing sustained wind speeds of
155-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of up to 191-kilometers-an-hour.

Schools and government offices in most areas of southern and eastern Taiwan -
as well as in Nantou's Xin-Yi Township.

While schools and offices in Taichung's Hoping District will be closed from
noon.

According to the weather administration, the heaviest rainfall is expected
from this afternoon through this evening and will spread from eastern Taiwan
to southern regions including Chiayi and further south.

Typhoon Podul is continuing to approach the Taitung area - where it's
forecast to make landfall at around noon today.

Schools and government offices in most areas of southern and eastern Taiwan
are closed today due to the typhoon and both land and sea warnings are in
effect.

According to the Central Weather Bureau, Typhoon Podul is currently located
some 130-kilometers east southeast of Taitung and is moving in a
northwesterly direction at between 29 and 32-kilometers-an-hour.

Podul still has a radius of 180-kilometers and is packing sustained wind
speeds of 155-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of up to 191-kilometers-an-hour.

The storm is forecast to leave Taiwan in the Tainan area after making
landfall.

All domestic flights have been canceled due to the typhoon.

International flights are also being affected - with delays and cancellations
- and people are being advised to check with their carriers before heading to
the airport.

People are also being advised to check the Taiwan Railway Corporation's and
the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation's websites for possibly delays or
cancellations today.

Typhoon Podul is continuing to approach the Taitung area - where its's
forecast to make landfall at around noon today.

Schools and government offices in most areas of southern and eastern Taiwan
are closed today due to the typhoon and both land and sea warnings are in
effect.

According to the Central Weather Bureau, Typhoon Podul is currently located
some 130-kilometers east southeast of Taitung and is moving in a
northwesterly direction at between 29 and 32-kilometers-an-hour.

Podul still has a radius of 180-kilometers and is packing sustained wind
speeds of 155-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of up to 191-kilometers-an-hour.

The storm is forecast to leave Taiwan in the Tainan area after making
landfall.

All domestic flights have been canceled due to the typhoon.

International flights are also being affected - with delays and cancellations
- and people are being advised to check with their carriers before heading to
the airport.

People are also being advised to check the Taiwan Railway Corporation's and
the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation's websites for possibly delays or
cancellations today.

Schools and government offices in most areas of southern and eastern Taiwan
are closed today due to Typhoon Podul.

The closures are in effect across Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung,
Pingtung, Hualien, Taitung and Penghu.

Both land and sea warnings are in effect.

According to the Central Weather Bureau, Typhoon Podul is currently located
some 190-kilometer east southeast of Taitung and is moving in a northwesterly
direction at 30-kilometers-an-hour.

Podul now has radius of 180-kilometers and is packing sustained wind speeds
of 155-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of up to 191-kilometers-an-hour.

The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Taitung area sometime around
noon and leave Taiwan in the Tainan area.

All domestic flights have been canceled due to the typhoon.

While international flights are also being affected - with delays and
cancellations - and people are being advised to check with their carriers
before heading to the airport.

People are also being advised to check the Taiwan Railway Corporation's and
the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation's websites for possibly delays or
cancellations today.

Suspension of Work and Classes Announced as Taiwan Braces for Typhoon Podul

 

Authorities have declared a suspension of work and classes for Wednesday in Hualien, Taitung, Pingtung, Yunlin, and Chiayi counties, as well as Chiayi City, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, ahead of Typhoon Podul’s expected landfall in Taitung around noon.

Transportation Disruptions

‧ Air Travel: All domestic flights on Wednesday have been grounded, affecting Mandarin Airlines, Uni Air, and Daily Air.

‧ Sea Travel: 129 ferry services on 14 routes have been canceled, including:

‧ All Keelung–Matsu links

‧ Cross-strait routes such as Kinmen–Shijing and Kinmen–Wutong

‧ Services from Kaohsiung, Budai, and other ports

Port authorities are urging travelers to avoid trips to outlying islands due to high stranding risks.

Closures and Event Cancellations

‧ National forest recreation areas and hiking trails — including Daxueshan, Taipingshan, and Yushan — are closed until further notice.

‧ Tourist sites such as Guishan Island are off-limits.

‧ Major public events have been canceled, including the Taipei Summer Festival, Yilan International Children's Folklore Festival, and Taiwan International Balloon Festival.

Weather Forecast

‧ Heavy to torrential rain is expected in Hualien, Taitung, and the southern mountains starting early Wednesday, with intermittent showers elsewhere.

‧ Rainfall could reach up to 340 mm in lowland Hualien, Taitung, and Pingtung, and up to 450 mm in mountainous areas.

‧ Strong winds and heavy rain will affect eastern, southern, and parts of central Taiwan.

Storm Status (8:30 PM Update)

Typhoon Podul was located 440 km east-southeast of Taitung, moving west-northwest at 19–27 km/h, with sustained winds of 126 km/h and gusts up to 162 km/h.

The CWA's land warning covers Hualien, Taitung and Pintung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, and Chiayi counties ... as well as Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung cities.

The Central Weather Administration has issued a land warning for Typhoon
Podul, which is expected to make landfall in Taitung around noon tomorrow.

The warning covers Hualien, Taitung, and Pingtung counties, as well as
Kaohsiung City.

As of 2:30 PM, the storm was about 580 kilometers east-southeast of Taitung,
moving west-northwest at 29 to 35 kilometers per hour.

It’s packing sustained winds near 120 kilometers per hour, with gusts up to
155.

Forecasters say Podul will strengthen slightly and bring heavy rain to
Hualien, Taitung, and southern mountain areas starting tomorrow.

As it crosses southern Taiwan and exits to the west, Penghu and Kinmen can
also expect strong winds and torrential rain.

The C-W-A is also warning of possible high waves today and tomorrow along
coastal areas in the north, east, Hengchun Peninsula, and outlying islands.

Meanwhile, the Kinmen County Harbor Bureau has announced that sailings
between Kinmen and Quanzhou (泉州) have been suspended from this afternoon
until further notice.

(IG)