Between tomorrow and Saturday, the front, combined with a southwest wind, would bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall nationwide. The Central Weather Bureau has lifted the sea alert for Tropical Storm Vongfong, but has also said that people should brace for extremely heavy rain from today. The water level on Saturday fell to 221.96m, storing 56.6 million tonnes of water, the Northern Region Water Resources Office. Following the rain and convective heat transfer, the water level yesterday reached 223.79m, storing 64 million tonnes of water. Before the end of next month, the reservoir would need an additional 47 million tonnes to supply the public, it added.

Source: Taipei Times May 17, 2020 15:56 UTC