Typhoon Morakot will actually hit Shanghai... today

On Friday we all got a little nervous about Typhoon Morakot, with Xinhua warning everyone that it was unpredictable and crazy and could drench us all in dangerous winds and rain. Then the weekend hit and all Morakat seemed to do was spray us with what we'd already gotten in July anyway. What a relief. But wait! Now Shanghai Daily says that Morakot is actually going to hit the city TODAY, dumping rain ranging from 60 to 90mm per hour, according to the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau. It will be so bad, in fact, that seven teams have been sent to beef up deliveries of anti-flood material and patrol potential flood areas, while operators have been added to the 110 emergency telephone system. It's eye-hurtingly bright and sunny right now, but we'll be waiting by the window to see if this hell weather suddenly happens.