Meanwhile, strong winds toppled an exterior wall at Miaoli Railway Station's East Station. Luckily, no one was injured.
The entire wall has fallen down, and personnel have cordoned off the area to prevent passengers from getting injured. This wall is part of Miaoli Railway Station's East Station, and was toppled by strong winds early in the morning on Oct. 18. No people or vehicles were affected. The station asked passengers to take alternative routes.
Wu Chao-ti, Stationmaster, Miaoli Railway Station: “We are temporarily allowing passengers to enter the station through our first floor exit and then go up to the third floor to scan their tickets.”
Strong breezes toppled trees in Changhua City on Oct. 17 and turned an abandoned radio tower in Lugang Township into a "leaning tower." The local borough chief said the tower is 125 meters tall and was decommissioned in 2016. It's located in a restricted zone, and there are no safety issues at present.
Resident: “It ended up looking like this, it's leaning more. It used to be more vertical.”
Over in seaside Fangyuan Township, the winds collapsed an altar where a temple was preparing to hold a sacrificial ceremony. Luckily, no one was trapped underneath. Western Taiwan has seen strong breezes in recent days due to Typhoon Nesat's periphery and the northeast monsoon.
Ke Chun-hsien, Director, Taichung Weather Station: “Between yesterday and today, the average wind speed was 7 to 8 and even up to 10 on the Beaufort scale.”
The Central Weather Bureau began issuing gale warnings last week. The effects of the gales will be felt until Oct. 20. Another northeast monsoon will arrive on Oct. 22, causing temperatures to drop and bringing strong breezes.
外牆整個掉落，工程人員拉起封鎖線就怕傷到乘客。禁不起強風狂吹，苗栗火車站跨站廂房的東站牆面，發生大面積牆面掉落，幸好發生在18日凌晨，沒有波及人車，站方也引導旅客改走其他通道。
苗栗火車站站長吳兆迪指出：「先由我們一樓臨時出口，現在變成雙向，旅客進站後再到我們3樓去刷卡。」
彰化17日晚間也颳起強風，彰化市區有路樹倒塌，在鹿港的央廣廢棄發射鐵塔也被吹歪。當地里長表示，鐵塔的高度有125公尺，已經在2016年停止發射訊號，不過鐵塔位在管制區內，暫時沒有安全疑慮。
當地居民說道：「電塔（看到時）差不多就是這樣了，是有比較斜，本來是直直的。」
而靠海的芳苑，有宮廟原本要舉辦建醮大典，但不敵強風，醮壇整個倒塌，還好沒壓到人。這幾天受到受尼莎颱風外圍環流伴隨東北季風影響，西半部風勢強勁。
台中氣象站主任柯俊賢表示：「從昨天到今天，整個平均風速都可以達到7級到8級，陣風可以到10級左右。」
中央氣象局從上週開始發布強風特報，這本週預估影響時間到20日；而在22日又有另一波東北季風，除了降溫，各地也要注意強風影響。
