Tropical Cyclones in 2023 > Super Typhoon Saola (2309): 23 August to 3 September 2023
3.3 Super Typhoon Saola (2309): 23 August to 3 September 2023
- Figures
- Track of Saola (2309): 23 August - 3 September 2023
- Track of Saola (2309) near Hong Kong
- Time series of the estimated maximum sustained wind speed near the centre of Saola (2309): 23 August - 3 September 2023
- Rainfall distribution on 30 August – 2 September 2023
- Infra-red satellite imagery at around 2 a.m. on 30 August 2023
- Infra-red satellite imagery at around 5 a.m. on 1 September 2023
- Government Flying Service (GFS) dispatched a fixed-wing aircraft to conduct surveillance near Saola on the morning of 1 September
- Image of radar echoes captured at 8:24 a.m. on 1 September 2023
- Image of radar echoes captured at 7:48 p.m. on 1 September 2023
- Image of radar echoes captured at 9:00 p.m. on 1 September 2023
- 10-minute mean wind direction and speed recorded at various stations in Hong Kong at 10:20 p.m. on 1 September 2023
- 10-minute mean wind direction and speed recorded at various stations in Hong Kong at 12:20 a.m. on 2 September 2023
- Traces of 10-minute mean wind speed recorded at Cheung Chau, Waglan Island and North Point on 1 – 2 September 2023
- Traces of mean sea-level pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory, Peng Chau and Waglan Island on 1 – 2 September 2023
- The passage of Saola resulted in fallen trees in many parts of Hong Kong
- During the passage of Saola, a tree fell down in Diamond Hill, bending a lamppost and hitting a taxi
- During the passage of Saola, solar panels on the roof of a building in Lei Cheng Uk Estate were blown onto the roads by strong winds
- During the passage of Saola, a scaffolding collapsed in Ap Lei Chau, hitting a taxi and a light goods vehicle
- During the passage of Saola, a modular house on the roof of a building in Kennedy Town was blown down by strong winds and hit a truck
- Shing Mun River in Sha Tin was flooded due to storm surge induced by Saola
- 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 Saola were in force
- Maximum 60-minute mean wind speeds and maximum gusts recorded during the passage of Saola and the tropical cyclones necessitating the issuance of No. 10 signals recently (Mangkhut and Hato)
- 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 Saola were in force
- Daily rainfall amounts recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters and other stations during the passage of Saola
- Times and heights of the maximum sea level and the maximum storm surge recorded at tide stations in Hong Kong during the passage of Saola