Storm headed towards Hainan, Guangdong
台风飞燕逼近海南广东
The China Meteorological Center says that tropical storm Jebi is approaching Hainan province. It added that as of Thursday morning around 8 o’clock, it was about 560 kilometers south-east of Wenchang.
The 9th tropical storm of the year, Jebi is said to be packing winds of 23 meters per second at its center. It is now moving northwest, approaching eastern Hainan and western Guangdong at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per hour.
It is expected to upgrade and barrel towards Hainan and Guangdong provinces somewhere between Friday afternoon and night.