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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]
Mangkhut was the most intense typhoon to strike Hong Kong since Typhoon Ellen in 1983; the highest typhoon warning signal No. 10 remained in place for ten hours. [ 2 ] [ 71 ] An hourly mean wind of 81 km/h (50 mph) and gusts up to 169 km/h (105 mph) were recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui , while on Cheung Chau island these ...
It was the first time the warning was issued in two years. [8] According to the HKO, between 11:00 p.m. of 7 September and 12:00 a.m, of 8 September, the HKO headquarters recorded 158.1 millimetres (6.22 in) mm of rainfall within one hour, the highest hourly rainfall rate ever in Hong Kong since records began in 1884. [9]
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 ...
On May 30, the Hong Kong Observatory issued a No. 1 standby signal as the depression neared Hong Kong. [36] The next day, it upgraded the warnings into a No. 3 Strong Wind signal. [ 37 ] Although it was likely to not directly affect Taiwan , the Central Weather Administration noted that Maliksi's remnants were likely to merge with a frontal ...
Typhoon Ellen (Herming; 1983) – a destructive typhoon that devastated Hong Kong. Typhoon Saola (Gener; 2012) – another erratic-moving typhoon that had the same name and affected similar areas 11 years before. Typhoon Vicente (Ferdie; 2012) – a strong typhoon that regarded as the strongest typhoon to hit Hong Kong and Macau in more than ...
(The Center Square) – Two Chicago aldermen have proposed eliminating sanctuary-city protections for foreign nationals convicted of or arrested for certain crimes. Aldermen Raymond Lopez and ...
Chicago’s financial forecast is clouded by a $982.4 million budget deficit, and Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike has stirred up a storm of discontent with council ...