SATURDAY, CER 29, 1983
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WINDS BECAME STRONG OFF SHORE IN THE AFTERNOON AND VEERED TO THE EAST THE FOLLOWING DAY.
IN SEPTEMBER, THREE TROPICAL CYCLONES DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
TYPHOON ELLEN PASSED NEAR DONGSHA ON SEPTEMBER 8 AND STRUCK HONG KONG AND MACAU THE FOLLOWING DAY. HOWEVER, IT DISSIPATED NEAR GUANGZHOU THAT NIGHT..
ON SEPTEMBER 20 TYPHOON FORREST ORIGINATED NEAR GUAM, AND CAME CLOSE TO OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 25, INJURING 31 PEOPLE.
THE TYPHOON BROUGHT TORRENTIAL RAIN TO SOUTHWESTERN AND SENTRAL JAPANESEFFECTING 29 PREFECTURES," AND KILLING 21 PEOPLE WITH 17 REPORTED MISSING AND 86 INJURED.
TYPHOON FORREST BECAME AN EXTRA-TROPICAL CYCLONE SOUTH OF TOKYO ON LATE SEPTEMBER 28.
MEANWHILE SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GEORGIA FORMED OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON SEPTEMBER 28, IT CROSSED HAINAN ON SEPTEMBER 30 AND DISSIPATED NEAR HANOI ON OCTOBER 1.
DURING THE MONTH, 17 AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 20 AND 24 RESPECTIVELY.
ON SEPTEMBER 9 THREE WARNINGS WERE ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, NAMELY, FLOOD WARNING, LANDSLIP WARNING AND STORM SURGE WARNING.
THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 27 AND 28.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWSI
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
TYPHOON ELLEN
1
SEPT. 7 5 AM
SEPT. 8
7.45 AM
3
SEPT. 8 7.45 AM
SEPT. 8
4.45 PM
0
8 NE
SEPT. 8
4.45 PM
SEPT. 9
1 AM
9
SEPT. 9
10
8 SE
SEPT. 9
SEPT. 9
8 SW
SEPT. 9
3
1 AM
2 AM
10 AM
2 PM
SEPT. 9 5.37 PM
SEPT. 9
SEPT. 9
SEPT. 9
2 AM
10 AM
2 PM
SEPT. 9
5.37 PM
SEPT. 9 9.20 PM
SEVDAR TROPICAL