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Hong Kong has similar official five-level definition warning signals, which use descriptions of winds taken from the Beaufort Scale. The Hong Kong levels, however, do not correspond to the Beaufort Scale, which has 12 levels. The lowest level of the Hong Kong system No. 1 does not correspond to any wind strength. Instead, it is an alert based ...
China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and ...
For the first time in five years, since Typhoon Vicente in 2012, the Hong Kong Observatory issued the Hurricane Signal, No.10, which is the highest level of tropical cyclone warning signals in Hong Kong. [35] Owing to the typhoon, the Hong Kong Observatory recorded a record-breaking temperature of 36.6 °C (97.9 °F). [36]
In Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory raised typhoon signal 1 at 12.40pm on November 8, and Signal 3 on November 9 at 3.40pm. [57] [58] The cross harbour swimming race in Victoria Harbour scheduled for November 10 was cancelled. [59] In Macau, typhoon signal 1 was raised on November 8 on 11am followed by Signal 3 on November 9 at 11pm. [60]
Hong Kong shut down schools and some businesses after authorities raised the third-highest typhoon warning for Tropical Storm Toraji which passed about 150km south of the city.. Toraji is expected ...
On September 3, the Hong Kong Observatory issued a Standby Signal No.1 warning over Hong Kong as Yagi approached the territory [55] at the strength of a Category 4 typhoon. [56] The following day, the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 was hoisted, and six HK Express flights were rescheduled. [57] More than 100 flights were also cancelled. [30]
The most affected areas will include major cities such as Hong Kong and Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. Hong Kong was hit by super-typhoons in 2017 and 2018, causing widespread damage from flooding ...
1937 Hong Kong typhoon – the deadliest typhoon to hit Hong Kong; had a comparable track and hit the city at around the same time of the year. Typhoon Hope (Ising; 1979) – a similarly intense typhoon which had a relatively analogous trajectory. Typhoon Ellen (Herming; 1983) – a destructive typhoon that devastated Hong Kong.