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It brought stormy weather to Hong Kong the next day when over a hundred millimetres of rainfall was recorded. The No 8 Gale or Storm Signal had to be hoisted and five people were injured in floods, landslides and traffic accidents.

There were seven tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in the month of August. Details of the issuance/hoisting and cancellation/lowering of various warnings/signals in the month are summarised in Table 1.1. Monthly meteorological figures and departures from normal of August are tabulated in Table 1.2.

Table 1.1 Warnings and signals in August 1995

Warnings / Signals

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals

Name of T C

Signal No

Helen

Effective date and time

1

3

8 NE

8 NW

8 SW

8 NW

8 SW

3

9 Aug 1600 - 11 Aug 0545 11 Aug 0545 - 11 Aug 2230 11 Aug 2230 - 12 Aug 0430 12 Aug 0430 - 12 Aug 0945 12 Aug 0945 - 12 Aug 1415 12 Aug 1415 - 12 Aug 1730

18 Aug 1230 - 19 Aug 2345

27 Aug 1315-28 Aug 0935

30 Aug 1200 - 31 Aug 0400 31 Aug 0400 - 31 Aug 1300 31 Aug 1300 - 31 Aug 1645 31 Aug 1645 - 31 Aug 2100 31 Aug 2100 - 1 Sep 0015

3

Irving

1

Lois

1

Kent

1

3

Rainstorm Warnings

Red

Red

12 Aug 1710 - 12 Aug 1830 13 Aug 0030 - 13 Aug 0400