Tropical Storm Bailu Makes Landfall in Eastern China

Tropical Storm Bailu made landfall on the east coast of China on Saturday night.  At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Tropical Storm Bailu was located at latitude 24.3°N and longitude 116.4°E which put it about 10 miles west of Dabu, China.  Bailu was moving toward the west-northwest at 13 m.p.h. (20 km/h).  The maximum sustained wind speed was 45 m.p.h. (75 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 60 m.p.h. (95 km/h).  The minimum surface pressure was 994 mb.

Tropical Storm Bailu made landfall on the east coast of China near Yunxiao on Saturday night.  The northern half of Bailu passed over Taiwan earlier on Saturday and the rainbands in that half of the tropical storm weakened after they passed over the mountains on Taiwan.  The heaviest rain was falling in the southern half of Tropical Storm Bailu.  Bailu will continue to move toward the west-northwest and it will weaken when it goes farther inland.  Tropical Storm Bailu will drop heavy rain over parts of Guangdong and Fujian.  It could cause flash floods in some locations.