On August 28, 2026, Typhoon Shadel made landfall along the coast of Kanmen Street in Yuhuan City, Zhejiang Province. Yuhuan is an important naval base for the Chinese Communist Party, and the occurrence of three consecutive typhoons making landfall within a month is extremely rare.
According to the China Meteorological Administration, Typhoon Shadel landed in Yuhuan City, Zhejiang at around 8:05 am on August 28 with maximum wind speeds near the center reaching 12 on the Beaufort scale (35 meters per second). Subsequently, Shadel made another landfall along the coast of Longwan District in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang at around 9:10 am.
This marks the third open-ocean typhoon to make landfall in Yuhuan City, Zhejiang, following Typhoon Bavi’s landfall on July 11 and Typhoon Baihaidun’s landfall on August 9 in the same region.
The continuous landfalls of three major open-ocean typhoons within a month at the same location in Zhejiang have stirred discussions among the Chinese populace due to its rarity.
Yuhuan, being an important naval base for the Chinese Communist Party, facing consecutive landfalls of three major open-ocean typhoons in such a short span is indeed uncommon in China, sparking a wave of discussions.
According to the China Weather Network, Typhoon Shadel originated in the open ocean on August 19 and intensified rapidly as it moved northwest. At its peak, it reached super typhoon status. After crossing the 48-hour warning line of China, Shadel temporarily weakened to typhoon status but fluctuated between typhoon and severe typhoon intensity as it approached land. Eventually, it changed course to the southwest and made landfall in Zhejiang.
Following its landfall, Shadel is expected to bring widespread and prolonged impacts of wind and rain, with rainfall persisting until the 31st, affecting regions including Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, and beyond. Zhejiang and Fujian are anticipated to experience the heaviest rainfall.
This year, 22 typhoons have formed in the northwest Pacific and South China Sea, significantly exceeding the average for this time of the year. Seven of these typhoons have made landfall in China, surpassing the usual numbers. The consecutive landfalls of Bavi, Baihaidun, and Shadel in Zhejiang have tied the record for the most typhoons making landfall in Zhejiang in a year since 1949.