Severe Tropical Storm Brings Winds, Rain to Taiwan 輕颱"圓規"今最近台 10縣市豪大雨特報

Tropical Storm Kompasu got closest to Taiwan, with winds and rain growing stronger throughout the day. The Central Weather Bureau has issued torrential or heavy rain advisories for 10 municipalities.

A store sign rolls across the intersection. Moments later, its owner tries to chase it down.

Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu brought strong winds and rain to the entire island on the last day of the National Day long weekend.

Taipei Resident："It's really annoying that it started (pouring) on the last day of the long weekend."

Hualien Resident："We are on a three-day, two-night round-island trip. We didn't know there would be a typhoon when we left home, but we don't have any plans to cancel the trip (so we'll be following our itinerary)."

The Central Weather Bureau says Kompasu will be closest to Taiwan between 8 p.m. on the 11th and 8 a.m. on the 12th. The bureau has issued torrential or heavy rain advisories for 10 cities and counties, including Yilan, Hualien, New Taipei City, and Taichung's mountainous areas.

Hsieh Pei-yun, Forecaster, Central Weather Bureau："Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu will affect the most between this evening and tomorrow morning. People in northern and eastern Taiwan should be prepared for strong winds and torrential rain, and people in central and southern Taiwan should watch out for strong winds and high temperatures. Winds will become stronger throughout the day. We have already seen Category 16 winds on Orchid Island."

The bureau says once Kompasu's storm circle leaves Taiwan behind sometime on the morning of the 12th, it will lift its typhoon sea warning.

招牌沒長腳，卻能輕鬆穿越十字路口，過沒多久，從監視器畫面可以看到老闆娘，在花蓮「台九線」上拔腿狂追。

雙十連假最後一天，圓規颱風路過台灣南方海面，全台從好天氣轉變成颳風下雨，民眾出遊興致大減。

民眾表示：「還滿煩的，因為連續三天，最後一天下起了(大雨)。」

民眾表示：「其實我們是環島三天兩夜，然後我們當初出發的時候，沒有預料到會有颱風，也沒有打算要取消。（所以還是照行程繼續走下去！)」

收假日，有民眾打算還是要把行程走完，但也得留意，雨勢越晚越大。氣象局路徑預報顯示，圓規在11號晚間8點，到12號上午8點，最接近台灣本島，已針對10個縣市發布豪、大雨特報，尤其宜蘭、花蓮，以及新北、台中山區，要嚴防致災性豪雨發生。

氣象局預報員 謝佩芸表示：「圓規颱風，它影響最明顯的時間，預計會在今天的下半天到明天的上午。提醒東半部、北部的朋友，要防強風豪雨，而中南部地區的朋友，也要注意強風跟局部的高溫。在今天台灣各地的風，都已經逐漸在增強當中，其中在上午11點之前的觀測，蘭嶼地區已經觀測到16級的強陣風。」

12號開工日，民眾要有心理準備冒雨上班，氣象局預計，暴風圈在12號白天過後，才會遠離、解除海上警報。