| TABLE 4.11 |
CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE CAUSED BY TROPICAL CYCLONES IN HONG KONG : 1960-2002 |
| Year |
Date/Month |
Name of
tropical
cyclone |
Persons
dead |
Persons
missing |
Persons
injured |
Ocean-going
vessels in
trouble |
Small craft
sunk or
wrecked |
Small
craft
damaged |
| 1960 |
4/6 - 12/6 |
T. Mary |
45 |
11 |
127 |
6 |
352 |
462 |
| 1961 |
17/5 - 21/5 |
T. Alice |
4 |
0 |
20 |
* |
* |
* |
| 7/9 - 10/9 |
S.T.S. Olga |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1962 |
28/8 - 2/9 |
T. Wanda |
130 |
53 |
* |
36 |
1 297 |
756 |
| 1963 |
1/9 - 9/9 |
T. Faye |
3 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 1964 |
26/5 - 28/5 |
T. Viola |
0 |
0 |
41 |
5 |
18 |
18 |
| 2/8 - 9/8 |
T. Ida |
5 |
4 |
56 |
3 |
7 |
60 |
| 2/9 - 6/9 |
T. Ruby |
38 |
6 |
300 |
20 |
32 |
282 |
| 4/9 - 10/9 |
T. Sally |
9 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7/10 - 13/10 |
T. Dot |
26 |
10 |
85 |
2 |
31 |
59 |
| 1965 |
6/7 - 16/7 |
T. Freda |
2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 25/9 - 28/9 |
T.S. Agnes |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1966 |
12/7 - 14/7 |
S.T.S. Lola |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
* |
6 |
| 1967 |
19/8 - 22/8 |
S.T.S. Kate |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 1968 |
17/8 - 22/8 |
T. Shirley |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
* |
3 |
| 1969 |
22/7 - 29/7 |
T. Viola |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 1970 |
1/8 - 3/8 |
T.D. - |
2+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8/9 - 14/9 |
T. Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
| 1971 |
15/6 - 18/6 |
T. Freda |
2 |
0 |
30 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| 16/7 - 22/7 |
T. Lucy |
0 |
0 |
38 |
10 |
2 |
13 |
| 10/8 - 17/8 |
T. Rose |
110 |
5 |
286 |
34 |
303 |
* |
| 1972 |
4/11 - 9/11 |
T. Pamela |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 1973 |
14/7 - 20/7 |
T. Dot |
1 |
0 |
38 |
14 |
* |
* |
| 1974 |
7/6 - 14/6 |
T. Dinah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
* |
* |
| 18/7 - 22/7 |
T. Ivy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
* |
* |
| 15/10 - 19/10 |
T. Carmen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
* |
* |
| 21/10 - 27/10 |
T. Della |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
* |
* |
| 1975 |
10/8 - 14/8 |
T.D. - |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
* |
| 9/10 - 14/10 |
T. Elsie |
0 |
0 |
46 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
| 16/10 - 23/10 |
S.T.S. Flossie |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
* |
* |
| 1976 |
22/6 - 4/7 |
T. Ruby |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21/7 - 26/7 |
S.T.S. Violet |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5/8 - 6/8 |
S.T.S. Clara |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21/8 - 24/8 |
T.S. Ellen |
27 |
3 |
65 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
| 15/9 - 21/9 |
T. Iris |
0 |
0 |
27 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| 1977 |
4/7 - 6/7 |
T.D. - |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3/9 - 5/9 |
T.S. Carla |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 22/9 - 25/9 |
S.T.S. Freda |
1 |
0 |
37 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 1978 |
24/7 - 30/7 |
S.T.S. Agnes |
3 |
0 |
134 |
0 |
25 |
42 |
| 9/8 - 12/8 |
T.S. Bonnie |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 23/8 - 28/8 |
S.T.S. Elaine |
1 |
0 |
51 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
| 22/9 - 26/9 |
S.T.S. Kit |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 7/10 - 16/10 |
S.T.S. Nina |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17/10 - 29/10 |
T. Rita |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| 1979 |
1/7 - 6/7 |
T. Ellis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 26/7 - 30/7 |
T.S. Gordon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 28/7 - 3/8 |
T. Hope |
12 |
0 |
260 |
29 |
167 |
207 |
| 6/8 - 9/8 |
T.D. - |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 16/9 - 24/9 |
S.T.S. Mac |
1 |
0 |
67 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
| 1980 |
5/7 - 12/7 |
S.T.S. Ida |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 18/7 - 23/7 |
T. Joe |
2 |
1 |
59 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| 20/7 - 28/7 |
T. Kim |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 29/10 - 2/11 |
T.S. Cary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1981 |
3/7 - 7/7 |
S.T.S. Lynn |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 1982 |
27/6 - 2/7 |
T.S. Tess |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 22/7 - 30/7 |
T. Andy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 5/9 - 16/9 |
T. Irving |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1983 |
12/7 - 19/7 |
T. Vera |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 29/8 - 9/9 |
T. Ellen |
10 |
12 |
333 |
44 |
135 |
225 |
| 10/10 - 14/10 |
T. Joe |
0 |
0 |
58 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| 20/10 - 26/10 |
S.T.S. Lex |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1984 |
27/8 - 7/9 |
T. Ike |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1985 |
19/6 - 25/6 |
T. Hal |
0 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| 1/9 - 7/9 |
T. Tess |
2 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
| 13/10 - 22/10 |
T. Dot |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1986 |
3/7 - 12/7 |
T. Peggy |
1 |
0 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 9/8 - 12/8 |
T.D. - |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| 18/8 - 6/9 |
T. Wayne |
3 |
1 |
15+ |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 11/10 - 19/10 |
T. Ellen |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 1987 |
16/10 - 27/10 |
T. Lynn |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1988 |
14/7 - 20/7 |
T. Warren |
0 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 19/9 - 22/9 |
T. Kit |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 18/10 - 23/10 |
T. Pat |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21/10 - 29/10 |
T. Ruby |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1989 |
16/5 - 21/5 |
T. Brenda |
6 |
1 |
119 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| 11/7 - 19/7 |
T. Gordon |
2 |
0 |
31 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| 8/10 - 14/10 |
T. Dan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1990 |
15/5 - 19/5 |
T. Marian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 15/6 - 19/6 |
S.T.S. Nathan |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 21/6 - 30/6 |
T. Percy |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27/7 - 31/7 |
S.T.S. Tasha |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 25/8 - 30/8 |
T. Becky |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10/9 - 20/9 |
T. Ed |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
15/7 - 20/7 |
T. Amy |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 20/7 - 24/7 |
S.T.S. Brendan |
0 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
| 13/8 - 18/8 |
T. Fred |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1992 |
9/7 - 14/7 |
T. Eli |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 17/7 - 18/7 |
T.S. Faye |
2 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 19/7 - 23/7 |
S.T.S. Gary |
0 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
21/6 - 28/6 |
T. Koryn |
0 |
0 |
183 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 16/8 - 21/8 |
T. Tasha |
0 |
0 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| 9/9 - 14/9 |
T. Abe |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 15/9 - 17/9 |
S.T.S. Becky |
1 |
0 |
130 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| 23/9 - 27/9 |
T. Dot |
0 |
1 |
48 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 28/10 - 5/11 |
T. Ira |
2 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1994 |
23/6 - 25/6 |
T.S. Sharon |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 25/8 - 29/8 |
S.T.S. Harry |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1995 |
7/8 - 12/8 |
S.T.S. Helen |
3 |
0 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 25/8 - 1/9 |
T. Kent |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 28/9 - 4/10 |
T. Sibyl |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1996 |
5/9 - 10/9 |
T. Sally |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 18/9 - 23/9 |
S.T.S. Willie |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
31/7 - 3/8 |
T. Victor |
1 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 20/8 - 23/8 |
T. Zita |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
7/8 - 11/8 |
S.T.S. Penny |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12/9 - 14/9 |
T.D. - |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 15/10 - 27/10 |
T. Babs |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
28/4 - 2/5 |
T. Leo |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2/6 - 8/6 |
T. Maggie |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 25/7 - 28/7 |
T.S. - |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 19/8 - 23/8 |
T. Sam |
4 |
0 |
328 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12/9 - 17/9 |
T. York |
2 |
0 |
500 |
3 |
* |
* |
| 24/9 - 26/9 |
S.T.S. Cam |
1 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
15/7 - 16/7 |
T.D. - |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27/8 - 1/9 |
S.T.S. Maria |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5/9 - 10/9 |
T. Wukong |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2001 |
30/6 - 3/7 |
T. Durian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1/7 - 8/7 |
T. Utor |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 23/7 - 26/7 |
T. Yutu |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 28/8 - 1/9 |
T.S. Fitow |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 |
15/8 - 20/8 |
S.T.S. Vongfong |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 10/9 - 13/9 |
S.T.S. Hagupit |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
3 | |
| N.B.: |
Based on information supplied by relevant government departments and public utility companies. Damage reports in the local press were also examined and collated. |
* Data unavailable.
+ Struck by lightning.
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