Tsunami!

Well, not quite. But its a great day to watch the waves at the beach as Typhoon Parma is helping to whip up some pretty angry waves. Some waves are coming in around 10 to 12 feet which could be ideal for surfers. For safety precautions, local coast guards have closed the beaches and are patrolling them.

Typhoon Parma is weakening and has been downgraded to a tropical storm, and the sky is clearing after two full days of downpour. Surprisingly, there are no reports of flooding in Hualien, although there is serious flooding up the coast about sixty miles in Yilan. Hualien has once again escaped the wrath of God......