Hong Kong Typhoon Vicente

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fallen tree branches , debris in sha tin park, near sha tin centre, hong kong.


during night after signal no. 9 had been issued, vicente continued move closer hong kong , eyewall came close south-western part of hong kong during hours. local winds turned , became southeasterly storm force winds on many places of special administrative region, reaching hurricane force in southwestern part of hong kong , on high ground. result, first time since typhoon york in 1999, hko issued highest tc warning signal: hurricane signal number 10 @ 00:45 hkt (16:45 utc). typhoon vicente s centre subsequently passed 100 km (60 mi) southwest of hong kong observatory headquarters between 01:00 – 02:00 hkt (17:00 – 18:00 utc), marked direct hit , signifies vicente farthest tc necessitated issuance of signal no. 10. 10-minute wind speed of cheung chau automatic weather station peaked @ 1:25am maximum of 140 km/h, proving highest tc warning signal necessary. vicente moved away , local winds gradually subsided, southeast gale or storm signal number 8 issued @ 03:35 hkt (19:35 utc) replace signal no. 10. southeast gale or storm signal number 8 replaced strong wind signal no. 3 @ 10:10 hkt (02:10 utc), allowed business , hong kong stock exchange reopen , trade again. signal no. 3 replaced standby signal no. 1 subsequently @ 14:40 hkt (06:40 utc). vicente moved further away during rest of day , after circulation no longer affecting hong kong, tropical cyclone warning signals cancelled @ 23:15 hkt (15:15 utc). however, monsoon trough continued bring strong winds hong kong, requiring issuance of strong monsoon signal afterwards, until 5:20am on next day. weather in hong kong remained poor 3 more days because of vicente s outer rain bands , monsoon trough. observatory had issue amber rainstorm warning signal several times, until weather became fine on 28 july.



a fallen leucaena leucocephala tree in hong kong, after being battered typhoon vicente.


during july 23 , 24, typhoon vicente s rainbands brought heavy squally showers hong kong, during on 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of rainfall recorded on many parts of territory, while maximum storm surge of 1.51 metres (5.0 ft) recorded @ tsim bei tsui. in hong kong, @ least 138 people injured during passage of vicente. number of fallen trees amounted 8 800. there 2 reports of landslip , 7 reports of flooding. dangerous signboards or fallen scaffoldings reported in many parts of territory, resulting in closure of roads , damage many vehicles. wooden board blown strong winds in connaught road central, hitting number of passers-by , knocking 1 of them unconscious. during storm, east rail line of mass transit railway had halt service because of damage of overhead cables toppling trees. result, hundreds of commuters forced spend night in trains or @ mtr stations. crops damaged flood waters in farmlands in sheung shui. small craft ran aground in deep water bay , damaged. 7 containers fell overboard freighter in waters nearby , 150 tons of plastic pellets drifted on sea towards macao or washed ashore. @ hong kong international airport, @ least 90 flights cancelled, on 446 flights delayed , 50 flights diverted because of typhoon vicente on july 23–24.


8800 trees destroyed (which set new record) , debris crashed downtown streets people made way home work, being told take shelter. ferry, bus , train services suspended or ran @ reduced capacity. ports , schools closed, , @ least 60 passenger flights cancelled, while more 270 flights delayed. stock exchange closed in morning. 140 injured people sought medical treatment , 268 people took refuge in storm shelters in hong kong. hong kong local media reported more 100 people stayed in tai wai train station overnight, unable home after services suspended. there no deaths.








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