XIANGYANG, China: Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, prompting the closure of tourist areas and suspension of construction projects, as forecasters warned of the danger of extreme rainfall in the province’s mountainous northwest. The strongest typhoon to hit China this year, Dolphin packed an unusually resilient storm system that traveled nearly 6,000 km (3,728 miles) before making landfall over the weekend, drenching the country’s eastern coast and bringing with it a sprawling cloud field.

BEIJING — Authorities in eastern China shut schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin made its way toward land on Saturday. The storm’s maximum...

The storm is expected to continue into Monday with sustained winds of up to 162kmh before weakening and moving inland.