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The Hong Kong Observatory was criticised during Typhoon Prapiroon in 2006, when conditions in urban areas were much more severe than those on the harbour, which had justified only a No. 3 signal being issued. In response, in 2007, the Hong Kong Observatory broadened its network to eight near-sea-level reference anemometers around Hong Kong.
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 ...
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 ...
Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) issued a flood warning for Northern New Territories at 7:50 pm. [7] Heavy rainfall then spread to the entire territory, forcing the HKO to issue the Amber rainstorm signal, and later the Red signal in less than half an hour. At 11:05 pm, the highest warning level, Black rainstorm signal, was issued due to worsening ...
In Hong Kong, more than 300 people were stranded at the airport by the cancellation of about 460 flights as the city of 7.5 million people raised its hurricane warning to the highest level.
Typhoon Koinu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Jenny, was a strong and damaging tropical cyclone that made landfall on the southern tip of Taiwan and affected Hong Kong. Koinu, a replacement name for Tembin which means puppy or Canis Minor in Japanese, was the fourteenth named storm and ninth typhoon of the 2023 Pacific typhoon season .
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.
Typhoon Saola, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Goring, was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, southern Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and South China. The name Saola, is in reference to a rare animal found in Vietnam.