Typhoon Molave, the season’s sixth storm is making its way toward the south China coast. Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong can expect heavy rain and strong winds Saturday and Sunday.
With winds of 33 meters per second (119 kilometers an hour), the typhoon is heading northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour and expected make landfall between central Guangdong Province and southern Fujian Province.
Typhoon Molave is will bring torrential rains and gale-force winds to China’s coastal areas. The storm is expected to arrive between the evening of Saturday, July 18 and Sunday July 19.
Batten down the hatched and stay off the streets.
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Update: 3.89 million mobile phone text messages were sent by 5 p.m. (GMT +8) warning people to be alert of the typhoon.
Update: Two Chinese fisherman have been reported missing after waves caused by Typhoon Molave capsized their boat.
That looks like one hell of a storm. Hope you stayed safe and dry.
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Looks like it has no center eyewall really defined yet though. Seems like lots of rain with it.