The Central Weather Bureau has admitted that the rains in southern Taiwan "appeared a day early," leaving them unable to keep up with events. Predictions of rainfall volume continually lagged behind reality, and had to be raised constantly, until finally many of the rain gauges were themselves inundated and ceased to function, making accurate calculations impossible.
氣象局坦承，南台灣暴雨「提早一天出現」，令他們措手不及，甚至雨量預測值從 300、600 毫米不斷上修，最後還因多處雨量記錄器被大水灌爆失靈，以致精確雨量無法計算。