Saudel Sea Typhoon Warning Continues; Taipingshan Reopens at 08:00 on August 28
Original Chinese title: 沙德爾海上颱風警報持續；太平山8/28上午8時恢復開園
The Central Weather Administration continues the sea typhoon warning for Typhoon Saudel. At 20:00 on August 27, the center was about 410 km northeast of Matsu and moving west. This is a marine warning and must not be treated as a land-based red alert for Indigenous areas. The Yilan Branch of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency says Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area will reopen at 08:00 on August 28, with some road and trail controls still in place. ARDSWC currently lists zero red and zero yellow debris-flow or large-scale-landslide alerts, and the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration lists no work-or-class suspension. The existing Wanli River channel red remains limited to the officially mapped channel area.
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23:53 Update: Saudel Sea Typhoon Warning Continues; Taipingshan Reopens at 08:00 on August 28
Information time: August 27, 2026, 23:53.
Official sources: Central Weather Administration, Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation, Yilan and Hualien branches of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, and relevant transportation and local authorities.
Indigenous areas affected: The Central Weather Administration continues a sea typhoon warning for Typhoon Saudel. At 20:00 on August 27, the storm center was at 28.2°N, 123.4°E, about 410 km northeast of Matsu, moving west. This is a marine typhoon warning. Indigenous land areas are therefore classified as `marine typhoon warning / watch` or `monitoring`; the sea warning must not be relabeled as a land-based `red` alert. The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's Yilan Branch separately announced that Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area will reopen at 08:00 on August 28, with the first Bong Bong Train departure at 09:30. Some roads and trails will still have one-lane two-way traffic or partial-access controls, so visitors should verify current official conditions before departure.
Nationwide regional scan: Northern Indigenous areas including Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi, Wufeng, Nanzhuang, and Tai'an are not upgraded to land-based `red` because of the sea typhoon warning; Jianshi's previously announced senior-driver license-renewal lecture postponement remains a separate `public-service / watch`. Central Indigenous areas including Heping, Ren'ai, Xinyi, and Alishan remain under `monitoring`; the existing one-lane two-way traffic condition on Highway 18 at kilometer 71+400 in Alishan remains subject to Highway Bureau updates. Southern Indigenous areas in the Tainan mountain region, Taoyuan, Namasia, and Maolin in Kaohsiung, and Sandimen, Wutai, Majia, Taiwu, Laiyi, Chunri, Shizi, and Mudan in Pingtung remain under `monitoring` because the current CWA heavy-rain warning page lists no active county warning; existing restrictions at Kuaigu Lodge, Mount Beidawu, Jinshuiying, and some Kaohsiung-Pingtung natural trails remain subject to Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency notices. Eastern Indigenous areas in Datong and Nan'ao should continue monitoring Saudel's peripheral weather and mountain-area controls; Taipingshan reopens at 08:00 on August 28. The Wanli River barrier-lake monitoring in Hualien still shows stable overflow, and the existing formal `red` inside the officially mapped river channel has not been found formally lifted. Taitung Indigenous areas, including Beinan, Yanping, Haiduan, Daren, Jinfeng, Taimali, Dawu, and Lanyu, remain under `monitoring`.
Alert level: ARDSWC currently lists zero red and zero yellow debris-flow alerts and zero red and zero yellow large-scale-landslide alerts. The Directorate-General of Personnel Administration currently lists no work-or-class suspension. If the site's overall `red` remains displayed, its only basis is the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's existing formal red alert inside the officially mapped Wanli River channel. Typhoon Saudel's sea warning itself is shown as `watch` and must not be conflated with a land-based Indigenous red alert.
Recommended action: Continue checking the Central Weather Administration and competent authorities for typhoon, strong-wind, road, and recreation-site updates, especially for northern and eastern coastal or mountain travel. Visitors planning to enter Taipingshan after 08:00 on August 28 should note the remaining road and trail controls. Do not enter the officially mapped Wanli River channel while the formal red restriction remains in force.
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This English translation is based on the Traditional Chinese emergency brief and official updates from the Central Weather Administration, Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, transportation authorities, and local competent authorities. It does not replace official notices.