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    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2016

    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2016

    Table 4.2    Tropical cyclone warnings for shipping issued in 2016

    Tropical Cyclone Name

    No. of warnings
    issued

    Date and time of issue of Duration
    (hours)
    First warning Last warning
    Date/Month Time+ Date/Month Time+
    *Tropical Depression 11 26/5 1200 27/5 1500 27
    Super Typhoon Nepartak 26 6/7 2100 9/7 2100 72
    *Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae 23 25/7 1500 28/7 0600 63
    *Typhoon Nida 25 30/7 1200 2/8 0600 66
    *Tropical Storm Dianmu 23 17/8 0300 19/8 1200 57
    Tropical Depression Rai 11 12/9 0000 13/9 0000 24
    *Super Typhoon Meranti 19 13/9 0300 15/9 0600 51
    Severe Typhoon Malakas 22 16/9 0000 18/9 1200 60
    *Severe Typhoon Megi 19 26/9 1500 28/9 1200 45
    *Tropical Storm Aere 43 5/10 0900 10/10 1200 123
    8 13/10 0300 14/10 0000 21
    *Super Typhoon Sarika 38 14/10 2100 19/10 0900 108
    *Super Typhoon Haima 24 19/10 0600 21/10 1200 54
    Severe Tropical Storm Tokage 31 24/11 1500 28/11 0900 90
    Tropical Depression 6 12/12 0900 13/12 0000 15
    Super Typhoon Nock-ten 23 25/12 0900 28/12 0000 63
    Total 352         936
    * Tropical cyclones for which tropical cyclone warning signals were issued in Hong Kong.
    + Times are given in UTC.
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