Tropical Cyclones in 2017 > Severe Typhoon Khanun (1720): 12 – 16 October

Severe Typhoon Khanun (1720) : 12 to 16 October 2017

• Report on Severe Typhoon Khanun

• FIGURES
  • Track of Khanun on 12 - 16 October 2017
  • Rainfall distribution on 14 - 16 October 2017
  • 10-minute mean wind direction and speed recorded at various stations in Hong Kong at 2:50 p.m. on 15 October 2017
  • Traces of 10-minute wind speed recorded at Cheung Chau Beach and Tai Mei Tuk on 15 October 2017
  • Visible satellite imagery around 8 a.m. on 15 October 2017
  • Image of radar echoes at 10:00 a.m. on 15 October 2017
  • Fallen galvanized iron sheets damaged two private cars in Sham Shui Po
• TABLES
  • Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Khanun were in force
  • Periods during which sustained strong and gale force winds were attained at the eight reference anemometers in the tropical cyclone warning system when tropical cyclone warning signals for Khanun were in force
  • Daily rainfall amounts recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters and other stations during the passage of Khanun
  • Times and heights of the maximum sea level and the maximum storm surge recorded at tide stations in Hong Kong during the passage of Khanun

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