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Typhoon Dolphin Remnants Bring Torrential Rains to Beijing and Henan

August 12, 2026 Ahmed Hassan World
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Original source: spokesman.com

Typhoon Dolphin’s remnants unleashed torrential rain and strong winds across Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Henan provinces, following two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province and a subsequent track inland, according to China’s National Meteorological Center. The storm system prompted widespread flight cancellations in Shanghai, mandatory evacuations exceeding one million people in affected coastal areas, and the activation of emergency flood controls in Beijing. Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Zhejiang province on the evening of August 9, 2026, carrying maximum sustained winds of 151 kilometers per hour near its center before weakening to a tropical storm, according to reporting by The Irish Times. The system traveled approximately 6,000 kilometers before striking land, creating a life-cycle roughly three times longer than an ordinary typhoon and generating an ultra-large cloud system that enveloped eastern China, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Tropical Storm Risk noted that the northwest Pacific typhoon season is tracking as one of the most active on record due to a strong El Nino event and weaker-than-normal trade winds.

Flight Cancellations and Infrastructure Disruptions in Shanghai

People cross a street during a downpour brought by Typhoon Dolphin in Taipei, Taiwan. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA
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Shanghai’s two main airports canceled a total of 943 flights on August 10, 2026, reducing local aviation capacity by nearly 40 percent as the storm inundated commercial centers and suburban districts, according to CCTV. China Eastern Airlines stated that it was working to resume flights to Shanghai, Zhejiang, and other destinations in an orderly manner. Suburban areas such as Jiading and Qingpu experienced severe waterlogging, with residents wading through knee-high murky water after torrential downpours soaked the region overnight. In the Jinshan district, local authorities advised non-essential businesses, schools, outdoor events, and transit services to suspend operations temporarily.

Inland Progression and Heavy Precipitation in Northern Regions

Typhoon Dolphin Remnants Bring Torrential Rains to Beijing and Henan
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By August 12, 2026, the weakening system’s remnants channeled substantial moisture into Beijing and Henan province, interacting with incoming cold air from the north to produce persistent heavy rainfall across more than ten provincial-level regions, according to China’s National Meteorological Center. The national forecaster issued a blue typhoon warning, predicting severe weather across Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Henan, and Hebei, while Beijing’s flood control authorities prepared a Level II emergency response. Neighboring jurisdictions including Tianjin and Hebei issued heavy rain warnings, stepping up safety inspections at mountain and water-related tourist sites and ordering high-risk locations closed. Meteorological experts cautioned that the combined moisture and cold front created high risks of flash flooding in urban centers, landslides in surrounding mountainous terrain, and rising water levels in small and medium-sized rivers.

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