official (Taiwan Central Weather Administration, Sea and Land Typhoon Warning No. 8 for CWA Typhoon No. 29 (Japan Meteorological Agency Typhoon No. 30), Oct 22; US Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Warning 32 for 29W, Oct 22)
Taiwan issues a sea and land typhoon warning as Typhoon Champi closes in
The warning now covers the land. Taiwan's weather agency says every part of the island should be on high alert as Champi moves northwest toward it.
Key facts
- Warning
- Sea and Land Typhoon Warning, report No. 8, issued 8:30 PM Taiwan time Oct 22 (8:30 AM ET) (CWA)
- Land
- All areas of Taiwan should be on high alert and guard against strong winds and torrential rain (CWA)
- Sea
- Vessels in all waters near Taiwan and the Bashi Channel should be on high alert (CWA)
- Position
- 21.2N 124.9E at 8 PM Taiwan time Oct 22, about 430 km east of Eluanbi, moving northwest turning north northwest at 18 to 15 km/h (CWA)
- Strength
- Central pressure 940 hPa; sustained winds near the center 45 m/s (about 162 km/h), gusts 55 m/s (CWA). 105 kt one minute winds at 06Z, down from super typhoon strength (JTWC Warning 32)
- Forecast
- Center about 110 km east southeast of Yilan at 8 PM Oct 23 (CWA); JTWC forecasts 25.7N 122.8E at 18Z Oct 23, then a turn northeast and weakening
- Rain
- Locally extremely torrential rain possible in the Yilan County mountains tonight into Oct 23, and torrential rain in the mountains of Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan (CWA)
- Size
- Average radius of winds over 15 m/s is 320 km; over 25 m/s, 140 km (CWA)
- Seas
- Waves of 8 m or more already seen off the southeast coast and Lanyu (CWA)
Typhoon No. 29 poses a threat to Taiwan's land areas.
Central Weather Administration, typhoon warning report No. 8, Oct 22 (translated)
Note
Taiwan's Central Weather Administration has raised its warning for Typhoon Champi to a sea and land typhoon warning. In report No. 8, issued at 8:30 PM Taiwan time on Thursday, October 22, it told every area of Taiwan to stay on high alert and guard against strong winds and torrential rain, and told vessels in all waters near Taiwan and the Bashi Channel to do the same.
At 8 PM local time the agency placed the center at 21.2N 124.9E, about 430 km east of Eluanbi, the island's southern tip. Champi was moving northwest and turning north northwest at 18 to 15 km/h, with a central pressure of 940 hPa and sustained winds near the center of 45 m/s, about 162 km/h. The agency says the storm weakened slightly over the past three hours and poses a threat to Taiwan's land areas.
The agency forecasts the center about 110 km east southeast of Yilan by 8 PM on Friday. The US Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which had Champi at 105 kt in its Warning 32, below super typhoon strength, forecasts a track off Taiwan's east coast before a turn to the northeast and steady weakening.
The rain may be the worst of it. The agency warns of locally extremely torrential rain in the Yilan County mountains from tonight into Friday, and torrential rain in the mountains of Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan. It says waves of 8 m or more have already been seen off the southeast coast and Lanyu.
For days Champi was a storm at sea. Now it is close enough that the warning covers the land.
Why it matters
Champi has weakened from super typhoon strength, but it is still a large typhoon, with winds of 15 m/s or more reaching about 320 km from its center on average, and Taiwan's weather agency now treats it as a threat to the island itself, not just the seas around it.
Sources
- Taiwan Central Weather Administration: Typhoon Champi Sea and Land Typhoon Warning, report No. 8 (Oct 22 2026)
- US Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Typhoon 29W (Champi) Warning 32 (Oct 22 2026)
- Taiwan Central Weather Administration: typhoon warning, Chinese edition with warning areas, rain and wind notices (Oct 22 2026)
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