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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2017

Table 4.3    Tropical cyclone warning signals issued in Hong Kong and number of warning bulletins issued in 2017

SUMMARY

Signals
Number of occasions
Total duration
hr
min
1 12 139 30
3 11 73 50
8 NW 2 7 50
8 SW 1 4 30
8 NE 3 16 30
8 SE 2 11 30
9 1 1 0
10 1 5 0
Total 33 259 40

DETAILS

Tropical Cyclone
No. of warning
bulletins issued
Signals
Issued
Cancelled
Date/Month
Time*
Date/Month
Time*
Severe Tropical Storm Merbok 55 1 11/06 19:40 12/06 10:40
3 12/06 10:40 12/06 17:20
8 NE 12/06 17:20 12/06 20:20
8 NW 12/06 20:20 13/06 00:10
8 SW 13/06 00:10 13/06 04:40
3 13/06 04:40 13/06 11:10
Tropical Storm Roke 41 1 22/07 15:40 23/07 03:40
3 23/07 03:40 23/07 09:20
8 NW 23/07 09:20 23/07 13:20
3 23/07 13:20 23/07 15:10
1 23/07 15:10 23/07 19:40
Super Typhoon Hato 55 1 22/08 08:40 22/08 18:20
3 22/08 18:20 23/08 05:20
8 NE 23/08 05:20 23/08 08:10
9 23/08 08:10 23/08 09:10
10 23/08 09:10 23/08 14:10
8 SE 23/08 14:10 23/08 17:10
3 23/08 17:10 23/08 18:20
1 23/08 18:20 23/08 20:40
Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar 48 1 26/08 09:40 26/08 20:40
3 26/08 20:40 27/08 05:10
8 SE 27/08 05:10 27/08 13:40
3 27/08 13:40 27/08 17:40
1 27/08 17:40 27/08 22:10
Severe Tropical Storm Mawa 69 1 02/09 02:20 03/09 22:40
3 03/09 22:40 04/09 10:20
1 04/09 10:20 04/09 14:10
Tropical Depression 24 1 23/09 23:10 24/09 19:20
Severe Typhoon Khanun 53 1 14/10 10:40 14/10 19:10
3 14/10 19:10 15/10 08:40
8 NE 15/10 08:40 15/10 19:20
3 15/10 19:20 15/10 22:40
1 15/10 22:40 16/10 02:20

     * Hong Kong Time （UTC + 8 hours）