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Typhoon Molave On Crash Course With Hong Kong
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by TyphoonHunter | July 17, 2009 at 09:19 pm
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Severe tropical storm Molave has continued to track west to west northwest overnight and appears to be on a crash course with Hong Kong and southern China within the next 24 hours. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, Molave has sustained winds of 65kts bringing the storm to typhoon strength.
The storm earlier passed between Taiwan and the Philippines lashing both regions with strong winds and heavy rains. Below is the latest data from the Japanese Meteorological Agency:
Sustained winds - 60kts
Maximum gusts - 85kts
Heading - West at 13kts
Forecast landfall location - Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta (JMA data at 00z 18th July)
I am in Hong Kong and will be covering the storm and its effects firsthand and uploading photos and video in due course. This is a rapidly changing situation so be sure to check back here for more details.
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at 00:59 on July 18th, 2009
HKO have now issued strong wind signal 3. This could be raised to signal 8 later tonight which will mean Hong Kong effectively shuts down.
at 06:51 on July 18th, 2009
HKO will issue storm signal 8 soon effectively shutting down Hong Kong. Will post updates when this happens...
at 07:09 on July 18th, 2009
Thank you for this - do keep us updated with any new developments.
at 10:55 on July 18th, 2009
Storm signal 9 hoisted by HKO with winds gusting up to 144km/h in places. I'm safe and sound and will try and upload video as soon as possible!
at 11:02 on July 18th, 2009
Good to hear from you!
at 18:34 on July 18th, 2009
Molave is now no longer affecting Hong Kong. It was a wild night across the territory and I'm hoping there are not any casualties report from the storm.
I've linked to the video I shot from the event.
at 18:39 on July 18th, 2009
My video shot during the height of Molave - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjHKbvubZJI
at 00:18 on July 20th, 2009
HK shuts down for a typhoon? Not likely, remember the "Fury of Nury" parties last year? It was a bit windy, indeed, but a good time out partying Sat night. The worst part of a typhoon night is that taxis charge overprice to get you home from after being out partying until the morning. And this time that the typhoon day was wasted on a weekend instead of a work day. Us Kongers don't get that excited over typhoons, although you should always be careful of course.
at 20:28 on August 4th, 2009
good report.