Tropical Depression of 7 - 8 Sep

        A tropical depression formed over the northern part of the South China Sea on the morning of 7 September, becoming the third tropical cyclone necessitating the issuance of tropical cyclone warning signal by the Observatory in 2014.

        After forming about 340 km east-southeast of Haikou, the tropical depression moved northwestwards towards western Guangdong and the Leizhou Peninsula. It reached peak intensity that afternoon with an estimated sustained wind of 55 km/h near its centre. The tropical depression made landfall near Zhanjiang on the afternoon of 8 September and weakened into an area of low pressure over the Leizhou Peninsula that night.

        In Hong Kong, the Standby Signal No. 1 was issued by the Observatory at 9:40 a.m. on 7 September when the tropical depression was about 390 km south-southwest of the territory. Local winds picked up slightly, becoming moderate to fresh easterlies and occasionally strong on high ground. At the Observatory Headquarters, the lowest instantaneous mean sea-level pressure of 1006.0 hPa was recorded at 2:38 p.m. that day when the tropical depression was about 390 km to the south-southwest. The tropical depression was closest to the territory at about 2 a.m. the next day as it skirted past about 360 km to the southwest. With the tropical depression moving gradually away from Hong Kong, local winds subsided on 8 September and all tropical cyclone warning signals were cancelled at 9:10 a.m. that morning.

        Under the influence of the tropical depression, a maximum sea level (above chart datum) of 2.84 m was recorded at Tsim Bei Tsui, while a maximum storm surge (above astronomical tide) of 0.22 m was recorded at Tai Po Kau.

        Affected by the outer rainbands of the tropical depression, local weather was mainly cloudy with a few squally showers and isolated thunderstorms on 7 and 8 September. More than 10 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over parts of the territory.

        The tropical depression did not cause any significant damage in Hong Kong. A person swept away by freak waves at Tai Long Sai Wan on 7 September was later rescued.