Shanghai activated its highest rainstorm alert on 9 August 2026 as Typhoon Dolphin — the year's 13th typhoon — drove urban waterlogging risks across the city's coastal districts, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall at Dongsha community, Yuhuan, Taizhou City in Zhejiang Province at around 5:30 pm on 9 August 2026, with maximum sustained winds reaching Force 14 (42 metres per second), classifying it as a severe typhoon, per the NMC.
China's national observatory activated a red alert — the highest tier in the national typhoon warning system — as Typhoon Dolphin approached the east coast, with landfall forecast between Sanmen, Zhejiang and Fuding, Fujian from Sunday evening into Monday's early hours.
Massive waves swept Yuhuan City, Zhejiang Province on 9 August 2026 as Typhoon Dolphin's peak winds lashed the coastline. The NMC had forecast landfall between Zhoushan, Zhejiang and Fuding, Fujian under an active national red alert.
Residents in Songjiang District, Shanghai faced strong winds and heavy rain on 9 August 2026 as Typhoon Dolphin closed in — with the storm's effects on the city expected to persist through 11 August, per the NMC.