Tropical Cyclones in 2019 > Table 4.11
Table 4.11 Casualties and damage caused by tropical cyclones in Hong Kong: 1960 - 2019
Year |
Date/Month |
Name of tropical cyclone |
Persons dead |
Persons missing |
Persons injured |
Ocean-going vessels in trouble |
Small craft sunk or wrecked |
Small craft damaged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 4/6 - 12/6 | T. Mary | 45 | 11 | 127 | 6 | 352 | 462 |
1961 | 17/5 - 21/5 | T. Alice | 4 | 0 | 20 | * | * | * |
7/9 - 10/9 | S.T.S. Olga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1962 | 28/8 - 2/9 | T. Wanda | 130 | 53 | * | 36 | 1 297 | 756 |
1963 | 1/9 - 9/9 | T. Faye | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1964 | 26/5 - 28/5 | T. Viola | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
2/8 - 9/8 | T. Ida | 5 | 4 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 60 | |
2/9 - 6/9 | T. Ruby | 38 | 6 | 300 | 20 | 32 | 282 | |
4/9 - 10/9 | T. Sally | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7/10 - 13/10 | T. Dot | 26 | 10 | 85 | 2 | 31 | 59 | |
1965 | 6/7 - 16/7 | T. Freda | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25/9 - 28/9 | T.S. Agnes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1966 | 12/7 - 14/7 | S.T.S. Lola | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | * | 6 |
1967 | 19/8 - 22/8 | S.T.S. Kate | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1968 | 17/8 - 22/8 | T. Shirley | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | * | 3 |
1969 | 22/7 - 29/7 | T. Viola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1970 | 1/8 - 3/8 | T.D. | 2+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/9 - 14/9 | T. Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | * | |
1971 | 15/6 - 18/6 | T. Freda | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
16/7 - 22/7 | T. Lucy | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 13 | |
10/8 - 17/8 | T. Rose | 110 | 5 | 286 | 33 | 303 | * | |
1972 | 4/11 - 9/11 | T. Pamela | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1973 | 14/7 - 20/7 | T. Dot | 1 | 0 | 38 | 14 | * | * |
1974 | 7/6 - 14/6 | T. Dinah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | * |
18/7 - 22/7 | T. Ivy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | * | * | |
15/10 - 19/10 | T. Carmen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | * | * | |
21/10 - 27/10 | T. Della | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | * | * | |
1975 | 10/8 - 14/8 | T.D. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | * |
9/10 - 14/10 | T. Elsie | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
16/10 - 23/10 | S.T.S. Flossie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | * | |
1976 | 22/6 - 4/7 | T. Ruby | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21/7 - 26/7 | S.T.S. Violet | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5/8 - 6/8 | S.T.S. Clara | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21/8 - 24/8 | T.S. Ellen | 27 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
15/9 - 21/9 | T. Iris | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
1977 | 4/7 - 6/7 | T.D. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/9 - 5/9 | T.S. Carla | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
22/9 - 25/9 | S.T.S. Freda | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | 24/7 - 30/7 | S.T.S. Agnes | 3 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 25 | 42 |
9/8 - 12/8 | T.S. Bonnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
23/8 - 28/8 | S.T.S. Elaine | 1 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 8 | |
22/9 - 26/9 | S.T.S. Kit | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7/10 - 16/10 | S.T.S. Nina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17/10 - 29/10 | T. Rita | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
1979 | 1/7 - 6/7 | T. Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
26/7 - 30/7 | T.S. Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
28/7 - 3/8 | T. Hope | 12 | 0 | 260 | 29 | 167 | 207 | |
6/8 - 9/8 | T.D. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
16/9 - 24/9 | S.T.S. Mac | 1 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
1980 | 5/7 - 12/7 | S.T.S. Ida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18/7 - 23/7 | T. Joe | 2 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
20/7 - 28/7 | T. Kim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
29/10 - 2/11 | T.S. Cary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1981 | 3/7 - 7/7 | S.T.S. Lynn | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1982 | 27/6 - 2/7 | T.S. Tess | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22/7 - 30/7 | T. Andy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5/9 - 16/9 | T. Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1983 | 12/7 - 19/7 | T. Vera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29/8 - 9/9 | T. Ellen | 10 | 12 | 333 | 44 | 135 | 225 | |
10/10 - 14/10 | T. Joe | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
20/10 - 26/10 | S.T.S. Lex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1984 | 27/8 - 7/9 | T. Ike | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | 19/6 - 25/6 | T. Hal | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1/9 - 7/9 | T. Tess | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
13/10 - 22/10 | T. Dot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1986 | 3/7 - 12/7 | T. Peggy | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9/8 - 12/8 | T.D. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
18/8 - 6/9 | T. Wayne | 3 | 1 | 15+ | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
11/10 - 19/10 | T. Ellen | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1987 | 16/10 - 27/10 | T. Lynn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | 14/7 - 20/7 | T. Warren | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
19/9 - 22/9 | T. Kit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18/10 - 23/10 | T. Pat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21/10 - 29/10 | T. Ruby | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1989 | 16/5 - 21/5 | T. Brenda | 6 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
11/7 - 19/7 | T. Gordon | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
8/10 - 14/10 | T. Dan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1990 | 15/5 - 19/5 | T. Marian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15/6 - 19/6 | S.T.S. Nathan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
21/6 - 30/6 | T. Percy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27/7 - 31/7 | S.T.S. Tasha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25/8 - 30/8 | T. Becky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10/9 - 20/9 | T. Ed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1991 | 15/7 - 20/7 | T. Amy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
20/7 - 24/7 | S.T.S. Brendan | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
13/8 - 18/8 | T. Fred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1992 | 9/7 - 14/7 | T. Eli | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17/7 - 18/7 | T.S. Faye | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
19/7 - 23/7 | S.T.S. Gary | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | 21/6 - 28/6 | T. Koryn | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
16/8 - 21/8 | T. Tasha | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
9/9 - 14/9 | T. Abe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15/9 - 17/9 | S.T.S. Becky | 1 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
23/9 - 27/9 | T. Dot | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
28/10 - 5/11 | T. Ira | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1994 | 23/6 - 25/6 | T.S. Sharon | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
25/8 - 29/8 | S.T.S. Harry | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1995 | 7/8 - 12/8 | S.T.S. Helen | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25/8 - 1/9 | T. Kent | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28/9 - 4/10 | T. Sibyl | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1996 | 5/9 - 10/9 | T. Sally | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18/9 - 23/9 | S.T.S. Willie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1997 | 31/7 - 3/8 | T. Victor | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20/8 - 23/8 | T. Zita | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1998 | 7/8 - 11/8 | S.T.S. Penny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12/9 - 14/9 | T.D. | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15/10 - 27/10 | T. Babs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1999 | 28/4 - 2/5 | T. Leo | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2/6 - 8/6 | T. Maggie | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
25/7 - 28/7 | T.S. | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19/8 - 23/8 | T. Sam | 4 | 0 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12/9 - 17/9 | T. York | 2 | 0 | 500 | 3 | * | * | |
24/9 - 26/9 | S.T.S. Cam | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 15/7 - 16/7 | T.D. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27/8 - 1/9 | S.T.S. Maria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5/9 - 10/9 | T. Wukong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2001 | 30/6 - 3/7 | T. Durian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1/7 - 8/7 | T. Utor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23/7 - 26/7 | T. Yutu | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28/8 - 1/9 | T.S. Fitow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | 15/8 - 20/8 | S.T.S. Vongfong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10/9 - 13/9 | S.T.S. Hagupit | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2003 | 16/7 - 23/7 | S.T.S. Koni | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17/7 - 25/7 | T. Imbudo | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
17/8 - 26/8 | T. Krovanh | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
29/8 - 3/9 | T. Dujuan | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2004 | 14/7 - 16/7 | T.S. Kompasu | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 10/8 - 14/8 | S.T.S. Sanvu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16/9 - 19/9 | T.S. Vicente | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21/9 - 28/9 | T. Damrey | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2006 | 9/5 - 18/5 | T. Chanchu | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27/6 - 29/6 | T.S. Jelawat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31/7 - 4/8 | T. Prapiroon | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
6/8 - 10/8 | S.T.S. Bopha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
23/8 - 25/8 | T.D. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12/9 - 13/9 | T.D. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27/10 - 6/11 | T. Cimaron | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | 5/8 - 11/8 | S.T.S. Pabuk | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 15/4 - 20/4 | T. Neoguri | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18/6 - 26/6 | T. Fengshen | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4/8 - 8/8 | S.T.S. Kammuri | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17/8 - 23/8 | T. Nuri | 2 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19/9 - 25/9 | T. Hagupit | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2009 | 15/7 - 19/7 | T. Molave | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1/8 - 9/8 | S.T.S. Goni | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9/9 - 12/9 | T.S. Mujigae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12/9 - 16/9 | T. Koppu | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 19/7 - 23/7 | T. Chanthu | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 18/6 - 25/6 | T.S. Haima | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25/7 - 31/7 | S.T.S. Nock-ten | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
23/9 - 1/10 | T. Nesat | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
27/9 - 5/10 | S.T. Nalgae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 26/6 - 30/6 | T.S. Doksuri | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20/7 - 25/7 | S.T. Vicente | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 /8 - 18/8 | T. Kai-tak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18/8 - 30/8 | S.T. Tembin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | 9 /8 - 16/8 | SuperT. Utor | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17/9 - 23/9 | SuperT. Usagi | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2014 | 14/6 - 15/6 | T.S. Hagibis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14/9 - 17/9 | T. Kalmaegi | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 31/7 - 2/8 | T. Nida | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16/10 -18/10 | SuperT.Sarika | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
20/10 - 21/10 | SuperT.Haima | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2017 | 11/6 -13/6 | S.T.S. Merbok | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
22/7 -23/7 | T.S. Roke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
22/8 - 23/8 | SuperT. Hato | 0 | 0 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 36 | |
26/8 - 27/8 | S.T.S. Pakhar | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
2/9 - 4/9 | S.T.S. Mawar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
14/10 - 16/10 | S.T. Khanun | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2018 | 5/6 - 8/6 | T.S. Ewiniar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
17/7 -24/7 | T.S. Son-Tinh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9/8 - 15/8 | S.T.S. Bebinca | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
11/9 - 13/9 | T.S. Barijat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
14/9 - 17/9 | SuperT. Mangkhut | 0 | 0 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 708 | |
31/10 - 2/11 | SuperT. Yutu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2019 | 2/7 - 3/7 | T.D. Mun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
30/7 -3/8 | T.S. Wipha | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
24/8 - 25/8 | S.T.S. Bailu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Note: Based on information supplied by relevant government departments and public utility companies. Damage reports in the local press were also examined and collated.
* Data unavailable.
# Struck by lightning.