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TYPHOONS WHICH REQUIRED THE HURRICANE SIGNAL NO. 10 SINCE 1946 TYPHOONS WHICH REQUIRED THE HURRICANE SIGNAL NO. 10 SINCE 1946

TROPICAL CYCLONES NECESSITATING THE ISSUING OF TC WARNING SIGNAL NO.10 IN HK SINCE 1946
Year
Name of TC
Nearest approach
to the Hong Kong Observatory
Minimum M.S.L.
pressure (hPa)
  
No. 10 Signal Issued (HKT)
  
No. 10 Signal Cancelled (HKT)
  
Duration

TC Rainfall

(mm)

 

  
Persons
Date/
Month
(km)
 Hourly Inst.
Date/Month
Time
Date/Month
Time
Hr
Min
Dead
Missing
Injured
1946
-
18/7
 S 70 985.7 -
18/7
1515+
18/7
2000+
4
45
*
*
*
*
1957
Gloria
22/9
 SW 55 986.2 984.3
22/9
1250+
22/9
2045+
7
55
323.2 
8
*
111
1960
Mary
9/6
 WNW 10 974.3 973.8
9/6
0330+
9/6
1240+
9
10
422.7 
45
11
127
1961
Alice
19/5
   0 981.6 981.1
19/5
1030+
19/5
1300+
2
30
103.7 
4
-
20
1962
Wanda
1/9
 SSW 20 955.1 953.2
1/9
0615+
1/9
1415+
8
0
300.4 
130
53
*
1964
Ruby
5/9
 SW 30 971.0 968.2
5/9
1140+
5/9
1535+
3
55
194.1 
38
6
300
1964
Dot
13/10
 E 35 978.9 977.3
13/10
0400+
13/10
1215+
8
15
331.2 
26
10
85
1968
Shirley
21/8
   0 968.7 968.6
21/8
1610+
21/8
2345+
7
35
252.8 
-
-
4
1971
Rose
17/8
 WSW 20 984.5 982.8
16/8
2250+
17/8
0440+
5
50
340.9 
110
5
286
1975
Elsie
14/10
 S 50 996.4 996.2
14/10
1415+
14/10
1705+
2
50
150.6 
-
-
46
1979
Hope
2/8
 NNW 10 961.8 961.6
2/8
1300+
2/8
1645+
3
45
287.4 
12
-
260
1983
Ellen
9/9
 SW 45 983.9 983.1
9/9
0200
9/9
1000
8
0
262.2 
10
12
333
1999
York
16/9
 SSW 20 976.8 976.1
16/9
0645
16/9
1745
11
0
299.6 
2
-
500

* Data not available 
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