Free and independent, hkfp launched in 2015 amid rising concerns over declining press freedom in. How to prepare for typhoons in hong kong tripsavvy. In hong kong, typhoon season peaks from june through september, straddling both summer and fall. Hong kong was paralysed on friday by a powerful lateseason typhoon that triggered the first no 8 storm warning in october in more than two decades, and left one man dead, although the city. Then, if the typhoon appears to be strengthening still and roaring in to within 10 miles of hong kong, the observatory takes the fateful step of raising signal no. Hong kong weather history for the previous 24 hours show weather for. Hong kong has a detailed ranking of the typhoon threats, with a typhoon 10 being the highest. During this time, intense tropical cyclones or typhoons can make landfall, bringing with them intense winds, heavy rain, and flooding.
On october 4, 2016, typhoon chaba was headed north between the japanese mainland and south korea. Typhoon haima puts hong kong to halt china chinadaily. The 2016 pacific typhoon season officially begins, though no systems have developed for the course of five months may may 25. It might rain slightly in early september, and the possibility of typhoon is not that large. Typhoon nida creates chaos across hong kong after battering the philippines, nida shunted in 90mph winds, chasing residents to the citys tunnels. People obsessively visit the hong kong observatory website when a. During may 26, tropical depression 01w developed over the northern south. On october 4, 2016, typhoon chaba was headed north between the japanese. Hong kong observatory 2016, july 29 landing east or west. Although typhoons rarely hit the city directly, they have potential to cause severe damage and can be quite dangerous despite hong kong being well equipped to handle such events.
Nevertheless, there is a typhoon season which runs roughly from june through to october as seen in this graph of the distribution of typhoons since 1960. During march the hong kong observatory predicted that the typhoon season in hong kong would be nearnormal, with four to seven tropical cyclones passing. It was an average season, with a total of 26 named storms, typhoons, and six super typhoons. Hong kong free press is a nonprofit english language news source seeking to unite critical voices. Typhoons and storms that shook hong kong in 2016 south. It was the twentysecond named storm and the eleventh typhoon of the annual typhoon season. Authorities in the area expected flash flooding, structural damage, and power outages. Home whats it like in hk hongkong weather typhoon season. Hong kong was picking up fallen trees and fixing disrupted flight schedules friday after typhoon haima shut financial markets, schools and shops across the city.
Typhoons are a fact of life living in hong kong and like any bad weather system are unpredictable. Tracking generally northnorthwestward, it intensified into a. Typhoon season will start earlier this year with hong kong seeing around five to eight typhoons, the observatory said on friday. The typhoons are not much to worry about compared to places like the philippines where there is risk of mudslides and torrential flooding even in the capital of manila yes, it can rain like mad and be very windy but hong kong is quite typhoon proof for the most part. The increased intensity of the typhoons can be attributed to climate change 1.
Hi, i would travel between 3rd september to 9th september to hong kong. Typhoons and storms that shook hong kong in 2016 south china. Hkt on friday, bringing transport and public services to a standstill. Just days later came super typhoon haima, the last big storm to affect hong kong in 2016 and the first to cause a no 8 signal in october in more than two decades. Precautions to control spreading of covid19 in the hk typhoons. For information during a storm, listen to tv or radio broadcasts or call the hong kong observatory at tel. Timeline of the 2016 pacific typhoon season wikipedia. In hong kong in summer and early fall you may experience typhoon weather. When a typhoon is approaching, warnings are broadcast on television and radio. And yet the population was decimated again, this time largely due to a huge tidal wave that swept inland, washing away homes, families and everything in its path.
Hong kongs typhoon season begins in may and lasts through late september, with typhoons. Similar to hurricanes in the western hemisphere, typhoons can cause mass destruction in one fell swoop depending on the wind speeds and precipitation. Activity growth will be hindered by depressed external demand, especially from china lower demand, economys upgrading and tighter financial conditions, including contagion risks. The typhoon led to the cancellation of over 180 flights at the hong kong. The typhoon even managed to knock out the east rail line the rest of the mtr continued running by blowing over a tree. The fourth named storm of the annual typhoon season, nida formed on july. In practical terms, that means that the typhoon is still a day or two away and there is a good chance it will still change course and miss hong kong completely. Full details of hong kongs typhoon warning system can be found in the local telephone directory. When a warning is issued, be very alert, take the precautions outlined above and stay safe. Typhoons are rarely severe, but may affect travel plans. The typhoon will be passing the closest 100km east to hong kong at noon, friday the 21st of october 2016.
The season ran throughout 2016, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between may and october. Hong kongs typhoon season begins in may and lasts through late september, with typhoons particularly prevalent during the latter months. Impacting the philippines less than 3 days after typhoon sarika, haima formed out of a tropical disturbance southwest of chuuk on october 14, it developed into a tropical storm. These guys were advertising on facebook and it caught my eye. South china morning post 2016, august 1 typhoon nida. Typhoon nida creates chaos across hong kong news the. While this is a peak holiday season due to traditional summer holidays, many feel this is a much less desirable time to visit hong kong, weatherwise.
As typhoon haima edges closer to hong kong, the hong kong observatory issued the no. Hong kongs typhoon season to start earlier this year. Travel in chinas typhoon season facts, warnings, tips. See more hong kong typhoon information and our travelers tips. Traveling tips for hong kongs typhoon season china highlights. Hong kong, taiwan, and singapore do seem to be caught in an economic typhoon. Generally speaking, the typhoon season lasts from june to mid september. It would be helpful to know generally when typhoons arrive so we dont plan a trip during that season. The ideal travel season is late autumn, from october to around christmas time when hong kong weather is relatively more pleasant.
Typhoon batters hong kong and south china, three dead in. The weather channel 2016, august 2 typhoon nida crossing southern china after making a direct hit on philippines. Previous 24 hours may, 2020 may 12, 2020 may 11, 2020 may 10, 2020 may 9, 2020 may 8, 2020 may 7, 2020 may 6, 2020 may 5, 2020 may 4, 2020 may 3, 2020 may 2, 2020 may 1, 2020 april 30, 2020 april 29, 2020 april 28, 2020. The fourth named storm of the annual typhoon season, nida formed on july 28, 2016 as a tropical depression in the philippine sea. The 2016 pacific typhoon season had the fifthlatest start for a pacific typhoon season since reliable records began. Weather information for peak typhoon season during most of typhoon season, the chance of a typhoon is 30% or less. This simply means that a typhoon has been spotted within 800km of hong kong. Generally speaking our biggest concern is that transportation might shut down and schools close but the likelihood of danger.
The signal that people care about most is a number 8, which means that offices will close, and staff will be allowed to leave work. Similar to the previous season, this season saw a high number of super typhoons. The storm forced several hundred flights in the philippines, hong kong and. The mild climate of hong kong makes it a yearround travel. There is almost a 60% chance that hong kong will experience a typhoon in july. By the time t10 was lifted, the east rail was back in service. Typhoon haima puts hong kong to halt news sina english. High temperatures, high humidity, frequent heavy rains and the chance for typhoons make it much more difficult to. Hong kong was paralysed on friday by a powerful late season typhoon that triggered the first no 8 storm warning in october in more than two decades, and left one man dead, although the city. The 2016 pacific typhoon season had the fifthlatest start for a pacific typhoon season since. The season ran throughout 2016, though typically most tropical cyclones develop between may and october.
The year ended with a warning that coming seasons would be more unstable, with big fluctuations in temperatures. Comments off on good night hong kong, good morning macau. The largest typhoon ever recorded injured 394 but resulted in 0 deaths in hong kong. Subtropical hong kong has four distinguishable seasons warm and humid spring, hot and rainy summer, pleasant and sunny autumn, cool and dry winter. The season s first named storm, nepartak, developed on july 3, while the. Nevertheless, there is a typhoon season which runs roughly from june through to october as seen in this graph of. Shun chiming said at a press luncheon that the observatory. Hong kong residents huddled indoors sunday and strong winds sent debris flying, as typhoon mangkhut carved a destructive and deadly path from the philippines toward mainland china. Typhoon haima, known in the philippines as super typhoon lawin, was the third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016. Typhoon hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into hong kong on wednesday lashing the asian financial hub with wind and rain that uprooted trees and forced most businesses to close, while in. Hong kong observatory archives hong kong free press hkfp. During march the hong kong observatory predicted that the typhoon season in hong kong would be nearnormal, with four to seven tropical.
Hkt on friday, bringing transport and public services to a. Our day began as we met with our local guide, gabi, to head out to wong tai sin to meet with william ng, a tai chi master. Hong kong cleans up after typhoon haima shuts trading. During the other months of the typhoon season that extends from may to early november, there is a 30 percent chance of typhoon. The global pandemic covid19 is moving quickly and in order to continue the precautions of it, we now request all typhoons members including players, parents, siblings or domestic helper. Hong kong weather hong kong, china forecast tripadvisor. You should not postpone or change your plans if they happen to fall in the may through september window of the infamous typhoon season. There are various degrees of warning signals issued by the hong kong observatory, but when the no. Mid august and the philippines has yet to be hit by a typhoon. Typhoon haima leaves one dead in hong kong as city counts. For hong kong, shenzhen, guangzhou, zhuhai and the other cities, the peak months for typhoons are july, august, and september when there is a 50 or 60 percent chance of typhoon each month.
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