I was told that there is flooding in Taimali, which might seem unlikely given the relatively light rain we've had farther north on the east coast. But I was just in Zhiben and the lightening was right on top of me, and it looked very dark to the south.

While living in Pingtung, the worst flooding I ever saw was mei yu flooding. It must have been around 2003 or thereabouts, but it rained constantly for over two weeks, or was it three? And as the days went by, the rain got heavier before it finally ended. It was very destructive.

We could be looking at a similar situation here. This could go on for a couple more days at least, then there's this looming tropical storm heading this way.