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Typhoon Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi (1415)
12 to 17 September 2014
 

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Report on Typhoon Kalmaegi

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Track of Typhoon Kalmaegi for 12 - 17 September 2014

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Rainfall distribution on 15 - 16 September 2014

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10-minute mean wind direction and speed recorded at various stations in Hong Kong at 12:10 a.m. on 16 September 2014

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Trace of mean sea-level pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory’s Headquarters on 15 - 16 September 2014

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Tide and storm surge recorded at Quarry Bay for 15 - 16 September 2014

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Infra-red satellite imagery of Typhoon Kalmaegi around 8 a.m. on 16 September 2014

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Image of radar echoes at 5:36 a.m. on 16 September 2014

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Storm surge triggered by Typhoon Kalmaegi caused backflow of sea water at Ma Wan Village at Lei Yue Mun  (Photo courtesy of Sing Tao Daily)

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A scaffolding at Ta Chuen Ping Street of Kwai Chung collapsed, damaging a lorry and a minibus during the passage of Typhoon Kalmaegi  (Photo courtesy of Sing Tao Daily)

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Tables

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Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Kalmaegi were in force

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Periods during which sustained strong and gale force winds were attained at the eight reference anemometers in the tropical cyclone warning system when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Kalmaegi were in force

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Daily rainfall amounts recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters and other stations during the passage of Kalmaegi

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Times and heights of the maximum sea level and the maximum storm surge recorded at tide stations in Hong Kong during the passage of Kalmaegi