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The powerful storm made landfall on the southern shores of China on the weekend, following its passage over the island province of Hainan. The severe weather forced the evacuation of approximately 350,000 residents, delivering heavy downpours and damaging winds, especially between Wuchuan in Guangdong and Wenchang in Hainan. Boat transport were halted and air travel disrupted at the airport in Haikou.

Typhoon Statistics

The typhoon, the 21st typhoon of the year, recorded wind speeds of 94mph and poured more than 50mm of rainfall in six hours in Chongzou and Qinzhou. The city of Nanning also received significant rain amounts.

The storm triggered China's top-tier emergency warning, with disruptions in the city, where businesses, transport links and roads were shut. In the special administrative region, numerous air services were affected and dozens called off.

Forecast and Movement

As the typhoon advances inward towards Cao Bang province in Vietnam, it is expected to diminish into a tropical depression with 89km/h winds but will continue to bring heavy rainfall. Northern Vietnam could experience 130-150mm on Monday, raising the threat of flooding and landslides. The weather pattern is expected to move towards Yunnan region in China, where further intense rain is likely.

Global Weather Events

Meanwhile, a hurricane named Priscilla formed off Mexico's Pacific coast on the weekend, initially as a tropical storm. It led to a weather alert for the southwestern areas from Punta San Telmo to another location on Monday.

In the early hours of the next day, the hurricane was about 491 kilometers from a Mexican cape with continuous gusts of 105km/h. It strengthened into a hurricane in the night, when sustained winds peaked at 75mph.

Although unlikely to make landfall, the storm is likely to produce dangerous waves and rip currents as it tracks north-west along the coast towards a Mexican state. Substantial rain is predicted on the coming day, reaching 100-150mm in Michoacán and western Guerrero, with some areas at about 20 centimeters. Colima and western Jalisco could receive 50-100mm.

Elsewhere, a cyclone named Shakhti has developed as the first post-monsoon storm system of 2025 in the Arabian Sea, prompting an warning from the India Meteorological Department for an Indian state. On that day, the cyclone was 130 miles southeast of Ras al Hadd, Oman with peak wind speeds of 103km/h.

The storm, which has moved south-westward and lost strength, is forecast to recurve towards the east into the the sea. Rough seas are expected to persist along the Gujarat-North Maharashtra coast and heavy rainfall is expected in shoreline areas including Dwarka, Jamnagar and Surat.