Preparations and impact Typhoon Vicente

1 preparations , impact

1.1 philippines
1.2 hong kong
1.3 macau
1.4 china
1.5 vietnam

preparations , impact
philippines

the depression caused widespread rains , gusty winds in luzon , visayas region due enhancement of southwest monsoon. on july 20, classes suspended pre-school high school level due heavy rain , severe flooding. stranded offices , residents advised seek in higher ground. eleven provinces in luzon hoisted signal warnings depression crossed extreme northern luzon. rainfall exceeding 40 mm/h recorded under 400 diameter of depression. on same time, philippine atmospheric, geophysical , astronomical services administration released red warning throughout metro manila , nearby provinces depression expected pour down 3 - 4pm equivalent rainfall of typhoon ketsana of 2009. classes in tertiary level cancelled. airports , seaports advised not engage weather 0 visibility in air , sea expected. gale warnings released. @ least 2 people died , 6 others officially missing.

hong kong

on july 21 @ 15:40 hong kong time (hkt) (07:40 utc) after tropical depression 09w had come within 800 km (500 mi) of hong kong, hong kong observatory, issued standby signal number 1 special administrative region. standby signal number 1 kept in force next 37 hours, before vicente started move towards southern china coast, replaced strong wind signal number 3 @ 05:20 hkt on july 23 (21:20 utc, july 22). during day, system moved closer chinese territory local winds gradually strengthened , reached gale force offshore , on high ground, before hko issued northeast gale or storm signal number 8 @ 17:40 hkt (09:40 utc). local winds continued strengthen after northeast gale or storm signal no. 8 issued gales recorded in hong kong , reaching storm force on waters in southern hong kong. increasing gale or storm signal no. 9 subsequently hoisted @ 23:20 hkt (15:20 utc), when vicente located 110 km (70 mi) south-southwest of hong kong, , had intensified abruptly severe typhoon.

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.

macau

on july 21 @ 18:00 macao standard time (mst) (10:00 utc) after vicente had come within 800 km (495 mi) of macau, macao meteorological , geophysical bureau, issued signal no.1 special administrative region. signal no.3 hoisted @ 6:30am on 23 july in response sudden turn of vicente after day of stalling. after vicente intensified typhoon , moved further north, bureau hoisted signal no. 8 ne @ 7:00pm on same day. vicente posed threat of direct hit northwest track, bureau did not consider issuing higher signals until next day. then, storm-force winds on region, 10-minute sustained winds reaching hurricane on 3 bridges.

as vicente started direct hit on macau, , 3 bridges recorded hurricane, bureau announced @ 1:12am on 24 july, bureau switch higher signal in 2 3 hours. bureau hoisted signal no. 9 @ 2:15am, first 1 since typhoon york in 1999, first issuance after transfer of sovereignty on macau. vicente skirted @ 40 km south-southwest of macau @ 3:00am, marked closest point of approach region, , proved vicente closer macau hong kong. despite recording hurricane in region, vicente being closer macau, signal no. 10 not hoisted, led controversy along late issuance of signal no. 9. vicente made landfall @ taishan, guangdong, signal no. 9 lasted less 3 hours, , changed signal no. 8 se @ 5:00am, subsequently switched signal no. 3 @ 9:30am. signals lowered @ 4:20pm on same day.

china

striking guangdong province powerful typhoon, vicente caused considerable damage in region. strong winds storm destroyed 500 homes , damaged 13,600 hectares (33,600 acres) of crops. approximately 500,000 people affected storm, of 75,000 evacuated , in need of assistance. in shenzhen, high winds typhoon damaged 115,000 trees, of 30,000 downed. many of these fell on buildings , cars, causing additional damage. according post-storm surveys, @ least 2,770 cars damaged or destroyed in city, losses amounting 13.2 million yuan (us$2.1 million). 8 hundred properties reported storm-related damage total losses exceeding 50 million yuan (us$7.9 million). throughout province, 3 people killed , economic losses reached 180 million yuan (us$28.2 million).

although storm had weakened considerably time moved guangxi province, heavy rains associated triggered damaging floods. total of 1,886 homes destroyed , 18,690 hectares (46,100 acres) of crops damaged. losses throughout province reached 92.1 million yuan (us$14.4 million). in neighboring guizhou province heavy rains exacerbated ongoing floods , resulted in 4 fatalities. more 400 homes destroyed, 17,800 hectares (44,000 acres) of crops damaged, , economic losses reached 130 million yuan (us$20.4 million).

vietnam

the remnants of typhoon vicente moved northeastern vietnam , caused heavy rain within area, various areas recording storm rainfall totals off between 20–363 mm (0.79–14.29 in). resulted in landslides , significant flash floods within red , thai binh rivers , landslides.throughout country, ten people killed , 1 other listed missing. total of 479 homes , 2,492 hectares (6,157 acres) damaged. 20 families evacuated in son la province. damage estimated @ 1 billion dong ($48,000 usd) in dien bien province, located west of capital city of hanoi.