typhoon, a typhoon then wutip. prior to landfall, the storm had already been blamed for the sinking of three chinese vessels causing 74 people to go missing in the south china sea. an estimated 61,000 fishing vessels heeded typhoon warnings. these are vessels from both vietnam and china, that went back into port ahead of the storm. authorities have also evacuated thousands of people in vietnam from low-lying areas. and regions prone to landslides. this typhoon wutip is the strongest storm to hit vietnam since 2006. so that was the situation earlier on. it is no longer a typhoon. we now have a severe tropical storm. that's what happens after making landfall. we see the system start to downgrade, start to dissipate and lose their strength. if we take a look at the winds here, you can see it's still a strong, potent system. winds at 108 kilometers. it hasn't really come down by very much. but it will continue to weaken off over the next couple of days. as it does so, though, that doesn't mean the rain dries up, unfort

. >> that typhoon is making its way across the china sea, typhoon wutip. it's a category 2 hurricane. we watch it as it barrels towards the west, across the south china sea, making contact with warmer water as it pushes towards the west. we expect to see heavy rainfall, showers and thunder storms will lead to flash flooding and mudslides. it's quiet across the pacific. take a look at the satellite across the gulf of alaska. over the next 48 hours we'll see quite a bit of heavy rainfall. the radar not as impressive. showers effecting seattle portland all the way down. the rain will be heavy. folks are urged to take it easy. seattle and tacoma looking at flash flooding not just today but into tomorrow as well. elsewhere - it's 69 degrees in chicago, 74 in memphis, cooler than yesterday. there was a cold front swing, it ushered in a bit of moisture, across southern and central portions of texas which is good news for them given the fact they dealt with drought for the last several months. the rain is east of the houston area, making its way towards louisiana,

typhoon wutip has now moved towards vietnam. >> the word in dealing with a pretty hefty storm but ite still getting isolated showers zooming in here. it this data outside for interstate 880. some of this moisture is working its way east so we are seeing light rain in walnut creek. also, we are having a few sprinkles for half moon bay. as we take a look at satellite and radar the wider view shows all of the clouds that are pushing through. this system is really falling apart and is not much energy behind it so we are still picking a measure both amounts of land for sonoma county. we may deal with slick conditions on the roadway. you should keep this in mind. >> i want to what you for your future cast 4. there is really not too much outside. by 7:00 a.m. perhaps will have light rain closer to an apple. as to put the clock into motion it is read-to-we will continue with cloudy conditions and that way humans and still moist as we head into after note. we would not have too many rain drops to just keep your umbrellas handy. we're waking up to pretty mild conditions. 64 degrees out the doo