Typhoon Muifa holds the potential for excessive rain and flooding along its path, and this could prove especially serious for Seoul and other areas were Muifa to target the Korean Peninsula.

Late last month, disastrous flooding and landslides, triggered by record-breaking rainfall, hit greater Seoul and other areas of northern South Korea into nearby North Korea. These areas would be susceptible to further flooding and landslides from any renewed torrential rain, such as that unleashed by a tropical cyclone.

Muifa, located near Okinawa on Thursday, will track northwestward over the East China Sea Friday and Saturday. The most likely storm track will be along and near the east China coast Sunday and Monday.

Although the forecast path of Muifa would yield nearby flooding rain, damaging winds and storm tide flooding in east China, this path would imply limited rain and wind impact in the badly affected parts of Korea.

At the same time, a more eastern storm track scenario, one that would allow the center of Muifa to approach or even cross western Korea, cannot be ruled out. Such a scenario would lead to torrential rain and potentially damaging winds on the Korean Peninsula.