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Typhoon warning signal No. 1 shown at the Mid-Level escalators Typhoon warning Signal No. 3 shown at Hong Kong station. This warning was likely issued for Tropical Storm Talim (2012). In accordance with legal codes and customs in Hong Kong, once any signal higher than No. 3 is issued, all government agencies shut down their operations.
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 ...
The Hong Kong Observatory issued a No. 10 hurricane signal, the highest warning under the city’s weather system. It was the first No. 10 warning since Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong in 2018.
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 ...
Typhoon Yinxing, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Marce, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Vietnam in early November 2024. It was the third tropical cyclone in a series to impact the Philippines, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey a few days earlier, and Typhoons Toraji ...
A No. 1 Typhoon warning signal was issued by the Hong Kong Observatory for Hong Kong, from the afternoon of July 20 to noon on July 22. [29] As Prapiroon made landfall in Hainan, twelve counties and cities on the island received rainfall in excess of 100 mm (4 in).
The Hong Kong Observatory raised a No. 8 typhoon signal, the third-highest warning under the city’s weather system, early Monday. It was the first warning of its kind issued this year.
In August 2006, Typhoon Prapiroon neared Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory refused to raise the typhoon signal no. 8. This decision triggered intense public discussions. Weather Underground published a report [3] later on, questioning the validity of the Tropical Cyclone Warning System for Hong Kong. This led to the revision of the system by ...