TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2012
Severe Typhoon Vicente (1208): 20 – 25 July 2012
Report on Severe Typhoon Vicente
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- Track of Vicente (1208) for 20 - 25 July 2012
- Track of Vicente (1208) near Hong Kong
- Time series of the maximum sustained wind speed (10-minute mean) near the centre of Vicente (1208)
- Trace of mean sea-level pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory’s Headquarters on 23 - 24 July 2012
- Trace of mean sea-level pressure recorded at Cheung Chau automatic weather station on 23 - 24 July 2012
- Winds recorded at various stations in Hong Kong at 1:30 a.m. on 24 July 2012 when the centre of Vicente was closest to Hong Kong
- Tide and storm surge recorded at Tsim Bei Tsui for 23 - 24 July 2012
- Rainfall distribution for 21 - 24 July 2012
- Infra-red satellite imagery of Severe Typhoon Vicente at 11 p.m. on 23 July 2012
- Radar echoes captured at 1:00 a.m. on 24 July 2012 when the centre of Severe Typhoon Vicente was about 100 km to the southwest of the Hong Kong Observatory. Rainbands associated with Vicente were affecting Hong Kong and the coast of Guangdong
- 3-dimensional radar echoes captured at 1:00 a.m. on 24 July 2012
- Radar reflectivity images at 10:30 p.m. on 23 July 2012: horizontal cross-section taken at an altitude of 15.5 km
- Lightning location on the radar imagery around 10:30 p.m. on 23 July 2012
- Trees blown down near Olympian City during the passage of Severe Typhoon Vicente
- Trees blown down in Tsim Sha Tsui during the passage of Severe Typhoon Vicente
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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 Vicente were in force
- Periods during which sustained strong and gale force winds were reached at the eight reference anemometers in the tropical cyclone warning system when warning signals for Vicente were in force
- Daily rainfall amounts recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters
- Times and heights of the maximum sea level and the maximum storm surge recorded at tide stations in Hong Kong during the passage of Vicente