Viral video: Typhoon Dolphin impacts several areas of ChinaTyphoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Yuhuan, a city in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, eastern China, at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to the National Meteorological Center. Typhoon Dolphin (known in Chinese as Baihaitun, or “white dolphin”) made landfall in China on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at around 5:30 p.m. local time (09:30 GMT). The center of the system reached the coast near Yuhuan, in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, in eastern China. Dolphin is the official international name submitted by Hong Kong, referring to the Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis), a mascot of the city. The typhoon is expected to weaken as it moves northwestward inland across China, but heavy rainfall could persist.