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An area of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the territory on the last day of the month resulting in 14 reports of flooding in Kowloon and the New Territories.

Only one tropical cyclone occurred in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in the month.

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 April are tabulated in Table 1.2.

Table 1.1 Warnings and signals in April 1996

Warnings/Signals

Effective date and time

Strong Monsoon Signals

5 Apr 0430 - 5 Apr 1300 11 Apr 0500 - 11 Apr 0915 11 Apr 2315 - 13 Apr 0745 20 Apr 0400 - 20 Apr 0740 21 Apr 0445 - 21 Apr 0745

Rainstorm Warning

30 Apr 1445 - 30 Apr 1615

Red

Flood Warnings

Thunderstorm Warnings

Fire Danger Warnings

Yellow Yellow

19 Apr 1300 - 19 Apr 1710 30 Apr 1325-30 Apr 1930

1 Apr 1445 - 1 Apr 1645 19 Apr 0525 - 19 Apr 1725 30 Apr 1230 - 30 Apr 2030

7 Apr 0000- 8 Apr 1630 23 Apr 0910 - 24 Apr 0430

Gas Heater Alert

2 Apr 1630 - 4 Apr 1620