At 4: 30 in the afternoon of September 17, Typhoon Wipha (a moderate-strength storm) was rapidly approaching Taiwan, and the outer edge of the storm system was advancing across the ocean and land surface of northeastern Taiwan, with winds and rain progressively increasing.
9 月 17 日下午 4 點半，中度颱風韋帕像旋風似地快速接近台灣，颱風外圍環流也漸漸籠罩東北部海面及陸地，各地風雨正逐漸加大。