The　lightweight　and　flexible　membrane　structure　of　roofs　are　susceptible　to　wind　loads　with　the　risk　of　damage　and　failure.　Compared　with　uniform　and　low-level　turbulence　flow　cases　(i.e.,　normal　winds)　that　have　been　well　investigated,　the　wind-induced　vibration　problem　of　membrane　structures　in　high-level　turbulence　flows　such　as　typhoons　has　been　paid　little　attention.　To　address　the　gap,　this　paper　aimed　at　investigating　the　aerodynamic　behavior　of　hyperbolic　paraboloid　membrane　structures　in　normal　and　typhoon　winds　by　a　series　of　wind　tunnel　tests.　Some　distinct　wind　characteristics　of　upcoming　normal　and　typhoon　flows　in　terms　of　vertical　profiles　of　wind　velocity,　turbulence　intensity,　and　power　spectrum　density　of　fluctuating　winds　were　well　simulated　in　an　automatically　controlled　wind　tunnel.　The　aeroelastic　behavior　of　a　scaled　model　was　analyzed　and　discussed　in　terms　of　displacement　time-history　responses,　probability　distribution　characteristics,　and　dynamic　characteristics　including　the　natural　frequency,　mode　shape,　and　damping　ratio.　Results　show　that　the　increasing　suction　in　a　typhoon　leads　to　significant　growth　in　maximum　deformations　and　more　risks　to　suffer　from　aeroelastic　instability.　Non-Gaussian　characteristics　appear　more　remarkable　with　skewness　and　kurtosis　increasing　almost　two-fold　in　typhoons.　Structural　modal　parameters　are　influenced　by　both　turbulence　intensity　and　wind　velocity.　This　study　provides　basic　insights　into　the　deficiency　of　dynamic　response　of　membrane　structures　in　typhoons,　and　promotes　the　applications　of　membrane　structures　in　green　buildings.