Will there be a typhoon in Dongji Island tomorrow (July 23)?

On July 23, the outer circulation of this year’s No. 10 typhoon “Madem” will have a significant impact on East Pole Island. It is not recommended to go to Dongji Island in weather affected by typhoons.

At 10 a.m. today (22nd), the center of the typhoon was located on the northwest Pacific Ocean about 520 kilometers south-east of Taipei City, Taiwan Province, at 20.8 degrees north latitude and 123.6 degrees east longitude. The maximum wind force near the center was Level 13 (40 meters/second), the lowest central air pressure is 960 hPa.

It is expected that "Maidum" will move northwest at a speed of 20-25 kilometers per hour, gradually approaching the eastern coast of Taiwan, and will reach Hualien from Taitung, Taiwan, from tonight to early tomorrow morning It made landfall along the coast. The intensity was a strong typhoon (level 14-15, 45-50 meters/second) at the time of landfall. It then passed through Taiwan Island and entered the Taiwan Strait, approaching the coast of Fujian. It will reach Jinjiang in Fujian from tomorrow afternoon to evening. It made landfall again along the coast of Ding. The intensity at the time of landfall was a severe tropical storm or typhoon (level 11-12, 30-35 meters/second).