Typhoon In-Fa veers northward; chance of affecting Taiwan reduce
07/23/2021 11:12 AM
Satellite image from the CWB
Taipei, July 23 (CNA) With Typhoon In-Fa veering northward at a faster speed, the chance of it impacting Taiwan and prompting the need for a land warning to be issued has been reduced, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said on Friday.
The CWB s forecaster Lin Ping-yu (林稟煜) said Typhoon In-Fa has sped up its pace and turned northward away from Taiwan and is expected to come closest to Taiwan Wednesday night or Thursday.
However, due to the change in the typhoon s trajectory, the chance for the CWB to issue a land warning has been reduced, Lin said, although he warned the storm will still bring heavy rain and strong winds to Taiwan.
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