Typhoon Typhoons are formed by tropical storms which usually happen during June to September every year. There are, on average, about 6 typhoons which will hit Taiwan every year. Some typhoons bring torrential rain while others bring heavy wind. In general, two in three typhoons make landfall in east Taiwan such as Yilan and Hualien counties. Once Taiwan is hit by the typhoon, the public transportation will be suspended such as the international and domestic flights as well as trains, the worst is that many people have died due to typhoons. In addition to this, eastern counties such as Yilan usually suffer the widespread power outage and the southern counties usually suffer flooding. Last weekend, the first typhoon of the year, Neasat, made landfall in Yilan and the storm coverage covered the whole of Taiwan. The raging wind had cut power over 250,000 homes in Yilan where many utility poles and trees were blown down as well as there were floods in some areas. In addition, the air travel had been suspended for 12 hours. However, the Taiwan weather bureau has forecasted the next typhoon will make landfall in the southernmost county of Taiwan within 24 hours and it has been forecasted that it will bring heavy rain because it will happen in the time of high tide.