And keep in mind whereas a typhoon (Morakot being an exception) will generally pass in a few days, this sort of situation can easily persist for ten days or more. What I saw with mei yu flooding in Pingtung was ground that had been absolutely saturated for a week or more, getting 1,000+ of rain as we already have, then getting hit by torrential rain. It's a very different situation from a typhoon.

But now, wow, we have the ground absolutely saturated, holding as much water as it can, with a tropical storm coming. If that storm dumps another 1,000+ on us starting six days from now, things will get quite messy.

What I'm wondering is how will this stationary front and this storm interact. The storm is predicted to curve north, but the bands are what matter. Where is the moisture going to go? Because there's a lot there right now.