TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2009
TABLE 4.3
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS ISSUED IN HONG KONG AND NUMBER OF WARNING BULLETINS ISSUED IN 2009
SUMMARY
| Signals | Number of occasions | Total duration |
|---|---|---|
| h min | ||
| 1 | 13 | 155 45 |
| 3 | 9 | 70 15 |
| 8 NW | 1 | 2 0 |
| 8 SW | 1 | 2 0 |
| 8 NE | 1 | 6 40 |
| 8 SE | 2 | 15 40 |
| 9 | 1 | 3 10 |
| 10 | - | - |
| Total | 28 | 255 30 |
DETAILS
| Tropical cyclone | No.
of warning bulletins issued |
Signal | Issued | Cancelled | ||
| Date/Month | Time* | Date/Month | Time* | |||
Severe Tropical Storm Linfa |
21 |
1 |
20/6 |
10:40 |
21/6 |
05:45 |
Tropical Storm Nangka |
24 |
1 |
26/6 |
07:15 |
26/6 |
15:40 |
3 |
26/6 |
15:40 |
27/6 |
05:25 |
||
Tropical Storm Soudelor |
40 |
1 |
10/7 |
16:45 |
11/7 |
13:25 |
3 |
11/7 |
13:25 |
11/7 |
21:15 |
||
1 |
11/7 |
21:15 |
12/7 |
05:20 |
||
Typhoon Molave |
47 |
1 |
17/7 |
22:15 |
18/7 |
14:15 |
3 |
18/7 |
14:15 |
18/7 |
23:30 |
||
8NW |
18/7 |
23:30 |
19/7 |
01:30 |
||
9 |
19/7 |
01:30 |
19/7 |
04:40 |
||
8SW |
19/7 |
04:40 |
19/7 |
06:40 |
||
3 |
19/7 |
06:40 |
19/7 |
10:40 |
||
1 |
19/7 |
10:40 |
19/7 |
13:15 |
||
Severe Tropical Storm Goni
|
53 |
1 |
3/8 |
15:15 |
4/8 |
11:15 |
3 |
4/8 |
11:15 |
4/8 |
21:40 |
||
8SE |
4/8 |
21:40 |
5/8 |
03:40 |
||
3 |
5/8 |
03:40 |
5/8 |
05:40 |
||
1 |
5/8 |
05:40 |
5/8 |
16:00 |
||
Tropical Storm Mujigae |
27 |
1 |
10/9 |
04:35 |
10/9 |
14:35 |
3 |
10/9 |
14:35 |
11/9 |
03:35 |
||
1 |
11/9 |
03:35 |
11/9 |
06:25 |
||
Typhoon Koppu
|
48 |
1 |
13/9 |
20:35 |
14/9 |
11:15 |
3 |
14/9 |
11:15 |
14/9 |
17:55 |
||
8NE |
14/9 |
17:55 |
15/9 |
00:35 |
||
8SE |
15/9 |
00:35 |
15/9 |
10:15 |
||
3 |
15/9 |
10:15 |
15/9 |
13:35 |
||
1 |
15/9 |
13:35 |
15/9 |
15:40 |
||
Typhoon Ketsana |
25 |
1 |
27/9 |
22:15 |
28/9 |
19:15 |
* Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)
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