▁dropped ▁below ▁Category   5 ▁status . ▁That ▁morning , ▁N ora ▁turned ▁more ▁north w ester ly ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁weak ening ▁in ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁r idge ▁and ▁an ▁approaching ▁short wave ▁tr ough ▁over ▁China . ▁Ste ady ▁weak ening ▁continued ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁days , ▁with ▁the ▁storm ▁br ushing ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁tip ▁of ▁Lu zon , ▁Philippines , ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 7 5 – 1 8 5   km / h ▁( 1 1 0 – 1 1 5   m ph ) ▁on ▁October   7 . ▁N ora ' s ▁intensity ▁le ve led ▁out ▁around ▁ 1 3 0   km / h ▁( 8 0   m ph ) ▁on ▁October   8 ▁as ▁it ▁track ed ▁between ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁Taiwan . ▁After ▁passing ▁within ▁ 9 5   km ▁( 6 0   mi ) ▁of ▁Taiwan , ▁N ora ▁turned ▁more ▁nor ther ly ▁before ▁making ▁land fall ▁near ▁X iam en , ▁F uj ian ▁as ▁a ▁minimal ▁ty ph oon ▁early ▁on ▁October   1 0 . ▁Once ▁on sh ore , ▁the ▁storm ▁rapidly ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁low ▁pressure ▁before ▁diss ip ating ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁and ▁impact ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ty ph oon ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁all ▁domestic ▁fl ights ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁Man ila ▁were ▁cancel led ; ▁however , ▁international ▁travel ▁was