Overview of Tropical Cyclones in June 2008

Two tropical cyclones occurred over the western North Pacific and South China Sea in June 2008, of which Fengshen was the second tropical cyclone that necessitated the issuance of tropical cyclone warning signals in Hong Kong in 2008.

After forming over the western North Pacific and intensifying into a typhoon by the end of May, Nakri turned to move north-northeastwards to the southeast of Ryukyu Islands on 1 June. It turned further to move northeastwards on 2 June.  Nakri weakened first into a severe tropical storm and further into a tropical storm on 3 June and finally became an extratropical cyclone over the western North Pacific south-southeast of Japan during the day.

Fengshen formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 1 440 km east-southeast of Manila on 18 June and moved west-northwestwards.  It intensified first into a tropical storm and then a severe tropical storm the next day.  After intensifying into a typhoon on 20 June, Fengshen started to cross the Philippines that afternoon, and entered the South China Sea on the evening of 22 June.  It weakened into a severe tropical storm on 23 June and turned to move north-northwestwards the next day.  On the early morning of 25 June, Fengshen made landfall in Shenzhen after skirting to the east of Hong Kong.  Fengshen weakened to a tropical storm that morning and further into a tropical depression that night.  It finally weakened into an area of low pressure over Guangdong the next morning.