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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2018

Table 4.3    Tropical cyclone warning signals issued in Hong Kong and number of warning bulletins issued in 2018

SUMMARY

Signals
Number of occasions
Total duration
hr
min
1 12 281 25
3 7 112 50
8 NW 0 0 0
8 SW 0 0 0
8 NE 1 6 30
8 SE 1 9 40
9 1 2 0
10 1 10 0
Total 23 422 25

DETAILS

Tropical Cyclone
No. of warning
bulletins issued
Signals
Issued
Cancelled
Date/Month
Time*
Date/Month
Time*
Tropical Storm Ewiniar 82 1 05/06 11:20 07/06 12:40
3 07/06 12:40 08/06 15:40
1 08/06 15:40 08/06 18:20
Tropical Storm Son-Tinh 56 1 17/07 02:40 17/07 16:20
3 17/07 16:20 18/07 09:40
1 23/07 15:40 24/07 10:40
Severe Tropical Storm Bebinca 140 1 09/08 17:15 14/08 05:20
3 14/08 05:20 15/08 02:20
1 15/08 02:20 15/08 05:20
Tropical Storm Barijat 49 1 11/09 10:40 12/09 12:20
3 12/09 12:20 13/09 04:10
1 13/09 04:10 13/09 07:40
Super Typhoon Mangkhut 78 1 14/09 22:20 15/09 16:20
3 15/09 16:20 16/09 01:10
8 NE 16/09 01:10 16/09 07:40
9 16/09 07:40 16/09 09:40
10 16/09 09:40 16/09 19:40
8 SE 16/09 19:40 17/09 05:20
3 17/09 05:20 17/09 14:40
1 17/09 14:40 17/09 19:10
Super Typhoon Yutu 50 1 31/10 08:40 01/11 12:40
3 01/11 12:40 02/11 02:10
1 02/11 02:10 02/11 08:10

     * Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)