At first, the densely packed Typhoon Morakot seemed to be a much-needed relief from the blistering summer. On the seventh of August, it brought its copious rainfall to the island, filling the reservoirs and not letting up.
回顧莫拉克襲台過程，這個中空而外圍環流密實的中度颱風，一開始被視為來得正是時候的「解渴」好颱風，8 月 7 日它挾帶豐沛雨量逼近台灣，孰料在灌飽全台各水庫後卻未收手。