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AY, MAY 10, 1985

FOGGY CONDITIONS CONTINUED IN THE EARLY MORNING ON APRIL 9. A DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLIES ALOFT GAVE RISE TO OVERCAST WEATHER WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE DAY, THUNDERSTORMS DISRUPTED AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND CAUSED FLOODS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TERRITORY INCLUDING WAN CHAI, MONG KOK, KOWLOON CITY, TAI KOK TSUI, LAI CHI KOK, TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND SO KWUN WAT.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA ON APRIL 10 AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS RAPIDLY CROSSING THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY ON APRIL 11.

AS THE TROUGH APPROACHED, THE WEATHER DETERIORATED AND THERE WERE REPORTS OF MARBLE-SIZE HAILSTONES FROM RESIDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY, DIAMOND HILL, NGAU CHI WAN, KAM TIN, SHEK KONG AND TAI PO ON APRIL 10.

HEAVY RAIN ON THAT DAY CAUSED FLOODING AND LANDSLIPS. 14 PEOPLE HAD TO BE EVACUATED FROM THEIR HOMES AFTER A LANDSLIP IN TSUEN WAN. ANOTHER LANDSLIP IN SHAU KEI WAN RESULTED IN THE EVACUATION OF ABOUT 50 PEOPLE.

THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS OF HAILSTONES THE SIZE OF PIGEON EGGS IN GUANGZHOU ON APRIL 10 DISRUPTING AIR TRAFFIC AND FERRY SERVICES, AND DAMAGING EXTENSIVE AREAS OF VEGETABLE FIELDS. HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE INCLUDING ZHONGSHAN, NANHAI, QINGYUAN, ZENGCHENG AND CONGHUA AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN THE PROVINCE.

OVERCAST WEATHER WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ON APRIL 11. A SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED EARLY ON APRIL 12 BRINGING STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

MINOR FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AGAIN OCCURRED ON APRIL 12 IN TUEN MUN, KWAI CHUNG AND SHA TIN. THUNDERY SHOWERS ON APRIL 13 CAUSED A LANDSLIP IN WAH FU AND 47 PEOPLE HAD TO BE EVACUATED FROM THE IR HOMES.

IT WAS OVERCAST WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN FROM APRIL 14 TO 16 APART FROM SOME SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 16.

A WEAK SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED ON APRIL 17 BRINGING DRY NORTHERLY WINDS. APART FROM A TRACE OF RAIN ON APRIL 17, THE WEATHER WAS FINE ON APRIL 17 AND 18. HOWEVER,

IT BECAME CLOUDY AGAIN WITH LIGHT RAIN ON APRIL 19.

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