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Typhoon Molave (Tagalog: [moˈlavɛ], mo-LAH-veh), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Quinta, was a strong tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in the Philippines and Indochina in late October 2020, and became the strongest to strike the South Central Coast of Vietnam since Damrey in 2017. The eighteenth named storm and eighth ...
These included the Kamikaze, 1906 Hong Kong typhoon, 1922 Shantou typhoon and the 1934 Muroto typhoon. [2] The practice of retiring significant names was started during 1955 by the United States Weather Bureau in the Northern Atlantic basin, after hurricanes Carol, Edna, and Hazel struck the East Coast of the United States and caused a ...
Typhoon Mangkhut (2018) - A powerful Category 5-equivalent typhoon that made landfall in Luzon and caused devastating damage in Hong Kong. Typhoon Yutu (2018) – A powerful Category 5-equivalent typhoon that took a similar track. Typhoon Molave (2020) – Another strong typhoon that affected the same areas a few days before.
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.
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.
Hong Kong is no stranger to tropical cyclones and typhoons, which come several times a year. Three T8 warnings were issued in 2022, the city’s third highest warning, and was most recently issued ...
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 ...
H. Typhoon Hagupit (2008) Typhoon Haiyan. Typhoon Hato. Tropical Storm Higos (2008) Typhoon Hope (1979)