UNSETTLED WEATHER
8
RETURNED
1
SATURDA
ON AUGUST
V
·
SEPTEMBER 17,
1994
15 AND RAIN WAS
HEAVY ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 16 WITH MORE THAN PARTICULARLY MILLIMETRES FALLING IN THE URBAN AREAS.
DEGREES
100
THAT
SEVENTY-SIX CASES OF FLOODING AND 20 LANDSLIPS WERE REPORTED.
то DROPPED TEMPERATURES
THE MONTH'S LOWEST OF 23.5 AFTERNOON DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR.
RAIN GRADUALLY DIED DOWN ON AUGUST 17 AND APART FROM A SHOWERY DAY ON AUGUST 20, A GENERALLY FINE SPELL LASTED UNTIL AUGUST 25.
TROPICAL
THE STORM HARRY DEVELOPED OVER MEANWHILE, PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND MOVED TOWARDS THE COAST GUANGDONG.
NORTHERN OF WESTERN
LOCAL WEATHER STARTED TO DETERIORATE ON THE MORNING OF 26 AS OUTER RAINBANDS OF HARRY
TERRITORY.
AFFECTED THE
AUGUST
WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE EAST AND BECAME STRONG DURING
THE
AFTERNOON.
SQUALLY SHOWERS CONTINUED TO AFFECT HONG KONG ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 27 BUT EASED OFF IN THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS SUBSIDED.
THE WEATHER REMAINED CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN ON AUGUST 28.
WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE FROM THE PACIFIC TO IMPROVED ON NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, LOCAL WEATHER AUGUST 29 AND STAYED FINE UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
THE
THERE WERE
THE WESTERN
ALTOGETHER 10 TROPICAL CYCLONES OVER NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
DURING THE MONTH, 22 AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.
WERE DIVERTED
FROM HONG KONG
DETAILS OF THE ISSUANCE/HOISTING AND CANCELLATION/LOWERING VARIOUS WARNINGS/SIGNALS IN THE MONTH ARE SUMMARISED IN MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL ARE TABULATED IN TABLE 1.2.
OF TABLE 1.1.
OF AUGUST
TABLE 1.1 WARNINGS AND SIGNALS IN AUGUST 1994
WARNINGS / SIGNALS
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIME
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS
NAME OF T.C.
HARRY
SIGNAL NO.
13
AUG 25 10.50 PM AUG 26 4.15 PM
ma
AUG 26
W
4.15 PM AUG 27 11.45 AM
/LANDSLIP WARNINGS