Typhoon Lekima has made landfall on China's eastern coast, with more than 700,000 residents evacuated from the area in advance.
The typhoon hit at around 1.45am (local time).
More than 180 rescue teams, 36,000 firefighters and 8,400 fire engines were put on standby ahead of its landfall.
Flood prevention efforts were stepped up along Asia's longest waterway in the wake of the top-level warning, which has also led authorities to ready evacuations, suspend train and air travel and call for vessels to return to port.
The typhoon has already forced Taiwan to cancel flights and order the closure of markets, offices and schools.
It also left more than 40,000 homes without power on the island, where the authorities have issued landslide warnings following an earlier earthquake.
China's National Meteorological Centre said Lekima, gusting at 130mph, was the strongest typhoon since 2014.
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