( CNN ) -- Typhoon Haikui slammed into the east coast of China on Wednesday morning , pummeling the area around the business metropolis of Shanghai with heavy wind and rain . The storm 's winds were at `` severe typhoon '' strength when it made landfall in the province of Zhejiang , about 225 kilometers ( 140 miles ) south of Shanghai , the China Meteorological Administration said . The winds diminished to typhoon strength as Haikui moved inland . A severe typhoon is considered to have maximum sustained wind speed of between 150 and 184 kilometers per hour ( 93 and 114 mph ) . A typhoon has maximum sustained winds of between 118 and 149 kilometers per hour ( 73 and 93 mph ) . Think it 's hot ? Imagine living here . Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated from Haikui 's path as it approached , the third tropical cyclone to hit China 's east coast in less than a week . Chinese officials had relocated 374,000 people from Shanghai and 250,000 from Zhejiang , according to the state-run newspaper China Daily . Although the storm 's winds are expected to weaken as it moves overland , it will continue to dump large amounts of rain on the surrounding area , raising the risk of landslides and flooding . What 's behind Asia floods ? `` The rain is the bigger impact going forward , '' said CNNI Meteorologist Taylor Ward . `` We have already had up to 8 inches in some locations . '' Ward said another 6 to 10 inches of rain were expected to fall , with `` maybe isolated amounts greater . '' Haikui was moving northwest at 20 kph ( 12 mph ) but was expected to slow over the coming two days , he said . More rains worsen Philippines floods . Ernesto weakens , but new strength forecast .
Haikui 's winds are at `` severe typhoon '' strength as it hits eastern China . More than 600,000 people have been evacuated from affected areas . Comment: