However, the number of typhoons this year is lower than in previous years. In the next 10 days, "Prasang" will come again, and "Bebejia" has just landed.
A reporter from Jiefang Daily and Shangguan News learned from the China Meteorological Administration today that Typhoon Bebejia No. 13 has moved northwest after making landfall in Shanghai Lingang this morning, and its intensity is gradually weakening. In the next 10 days, Typhoon Prasang No. 14, which was generated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, will affect my country's southeastern coastal areas.
Huang Yiwu, chief forecaster of the Central Meteorological Observatory, introduced that as of 17:00 today, "Bebejia" was located in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, and had weakened to a strong tropical storm with a maximum wind force of 11. It continued to move northwestward at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour, and its intensity was gradually weakening.
Huang Yiwu reminded that due to the good current water vapor conditions, the remnant vortex of "Bebejia" may continue to penetrate inland, bringing long-term wind and rain impacts. It is expected that the path of "Bebejia" will extend to the border of Anhui, Henan and Hubei, and will stagnate briefly around September 18. During this period, some areas need to be vigilant against the occurrence of heavy rainfall.
Not long ago, Typhoon Makar brought serious economic losses to Hainan and other provinces. The newly landed Typhoon Bebejia has become the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949. Does this mean that my country will be greatly affected by typhoons this year?
"This needs to be judged from the quantity and intensity." Liu Da, a senior engineer at the Central Meteorological Observatory, said that as of today, a total of 14 typhoons have been generated in the northwest Pacific and the South China Sea, which is less than the 15.7 in the same period last year, but the intensity of the typhoons that have landed is stronger than in previous years.
Liu Da said that looking at this autumn alone, a total of 2 to 4 typhoons are expected to form in the northwest Pacific and South China Sea in the late autumn period. This year, 8 to 10 typhoons will be generated in the entire autumn, which is less than the same period in previous years.
According to the Central Meteorological Observatory's typhoon bulletin, as of 8 a.m. today, the center of Typhoon "Prasang" was located at 15.4 degrees north latitude and 143.3 degrees east longitude, with the maximum wind force near the center at level 8, the lowest central pressure at 998 hPa, and a level 7 wind circle radius of 180-260 kilometers. It is expected that "Prasang" will move northwestward at a speed of 20-25 kilometers per hour, with little change in intensity, and will move toward the surface of the East my country Sea.