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Typhoon Hong Kong August 2017. 10-minute mean wind direction and speed recorded at various stations in Hong Kong at 10 am. Super Typhoon Hato 1713 20 to 24 August 2017 Hato was the third tropical cyclone affecting Hong Kong in 2017. This storm followed Typhoon Hato which affected the area a few days prior. Scenes from Typhoon Pakhar today in Hong Kong.
Scenes from Typhoon Pakhar today in Hong Kong. The highest tropical cyclone warning No10 Hurricane Signal was issued for the first time since Severe Typhoon Vicente hitting Hong Kong in July 2012. Unusually for tropical cyclones Typhoon Rose was preceded by an ominous fog bank before making landfall and was the most intense cyclone to hit Hong Kong since Wanda. Hato momentarily attained super typhoon intensity over the sea areas south of Hong Kong the first time since Hope in 1979 that a tropical cyclone reached super typhoon intensity during the period when tropical cyclone warning signals No8 or above were in force in Hong Kong. On 23 August 2017. A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau on August 27 just days after a punishing typhoon swept through southern China and claimed at least 18 lives.
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Unusually for tropical cyclones Typhoon Rose was preceded by an ominous fog bank before making landfall and was the most intense cyclone to hit Hong Kong since Wanda. A man stands in his plastic poncho during heavy winds and rain brought on by Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong on August 23 2017. In mid-late August Typhoon Hato and Tropical Storm Pakhar made landfall in Macau and Guangdong respectively while they were at peak intensity. The Observatory issued the highest tropical cyclone warning No10 Hurricane Signal on 23 August 2017 during the passage of Super Typhoon Hato the first time since Severe Typhoon Vicente in July 2012. Typhoon Pakhar triggers No. 27 Xinhua – Hong Kong issued a No.