Preparations
At one point, Chanchu was forecast to become a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon and to make landfall near Hong Kong. In response to the threat, officials at the Hong Kong Observatory, as well as in Macau, issued a standby signal to inform the public of the approaching typhoon.
China mentioned the possibility of Guangdong being affected as early as May 11. As Chanchu started to move north, a severe typhoon warning was issued on May 15. This was the first severe typhoon warning since the introduction of an extended Beaufort scale and new typhoon classification for the country on the same day. It was upgraded to an urgent warning on May 16. This was also the first tropical cyclone urgent warning of the year. As Chanchu made landfall in Guangdong early on May 18 and weakened, the urgent warning was downgraded to a severe tropical storm warning, and later lifted. Over 620,000 people around southeastern China were evacuated on May 17 to avoid the effects of Chanchu.
The Central Weather Bureau in Taiwan issued a typhoon warning for the Bashi Channel and Taiwan Strait on May 15. The warning was expanded to include Kinmen, Penghu, and the sea north of Taiwan on early May 16.
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