Overview of Tropical Cyclone in June 2020

Only one tropical cyclone, named as Nuri, occurred over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in June 2020. Nuri was also the first tropical cyclone necessitated the issuance of the tropical cyclone warning signals by the Observatory this year.

Nuri formed as a tropical depression over the Philippines about 110 km north-northwest of Manila in the small hours of 12 June and intensified gradually. It moved generally northwestward across the South China Sea during the day. Nuri developed into a tropical storm in the small hours of 13 June and reached its peak intensity with an estimated sustained wind of 75 km/h near its centre in the afternoon. Nuri made landfall over Yangjiang of Guangdong later in the morning of 14 June and weakened into an area of low pressure over inland Guangdong in the afternoon.

In Hong Kong, a person was tragically drowned in the rough seas while surfing in Lower Cheung Sha Beach of Lantau Island during the passage of Nuri. A catamaran was overturned under rough sea conditions. 13 people on broad fell into sea and were later rescued. One of them was injured. For detailed information of Nuri including its impact to Hong Kong, please refer to the Tropical Cyclone Report of Nuri.