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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2020

Table 4.2    Tropical cyclone warnings for shipping issued in 2020

Tropical Cyclone Name
No. of warnings
issued
Date and time of issue of
Duration
(hours)
First warning
Last warning
Date/Month Time+ Date/Month Time+
Severe Typhoon Vongfong 22 14/ 5 0900 17/ 5 0000 63
*Tropical Storm Nuri 23 11/ 6 1800 14/ 6 0600 60
Tropical Depression 11 12/ 7 2100 14/ 7 0000 27
*Tropical Storm Sinlaku 18 31/ 7 1200 2/ 8 0600 42
Typhoon Hagupit 20 2/ 8 0300 4/ 8 1200 57
Typhoon Mekkhala 14 9/ 8 1500 11/ 8 0600 39
*Typhoon Higos 14 17/ 8 1800 19/ 8 0600 36
Severe Typhoon Bavi 18 21/ 8 1500 23/ 8 1500 48
Tropical Storm Noul 22 15/ 9 1500 18/ 9 0300 60
Tropical Storm Linfa 11 10/10 0300 11/10 0900 30
*Tropical Storm Nangka 27 11/10 0900 14/10 1200 75
*Typhoon Saudel 47 20/10 0000 25/10 1800 138
Severe Typhoon Molave 29 25/10 0900 28/10 1800 63
Super Typhoon Goni 44 31/10 1800 6/11 0300 129
Severe Tropical Storm Atsani 22 5/11 0900 7/11 1800 57
Tropical Storm Etau 16 8/11 1500 10/11 1200 45
Severe Typhoon Vamco 38 11/11 0000 15/11 1500 111
Tropical Depression Krovanh 9 19/12 1800 20/12 1800 24
Total 405         1074

* Tropical cyclones for which tropical cyclone warning signals were issued in Hong Kong.
+ Times are given in UTC.