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Hail falls in Tseung Kwan O | A man who is surprised by the rare weather in Tseung Kwan O

2021-09-16T12:51:16.021Z


The weather in September was not as expected. The wind and clouds in the West Page District changed color this (16th) afternoon. Among them, Tseung Kwan O was once dim, and hail was rarer. The hail of 50 cents in size mixed with rain fell from the sky, witnessing the citizens.


The weather in September was not as expected. The wind and clouds in the West Page District changed color this (16th) afternoon. Among them, Tseung Kwan O was once dim, and hail was rarer. The hail of 50 cents in size mixed with rain fell from the sky.

According to the Observatory's records, the last hail fell in July 2016, and this is the third hail fell in September since records.

During the inclement weather, a canoeing man was struck by lightning on Ludan Island in Qingshui Bay and was sent to hospital and died.


At about 1 o'clock this afternoon, the Observatory received a report of hail in Tseung Kwan O and issued heavy rain warnings, including Yong Ming Court and Tang Ming Court. There was hail mixed with rain falling from the sky, hitting windows and car roofs.

The neighbourhood thought it was the sound of heavy rain.

Some citizens in the area of ​​Suntech filmed the hail falling as frequently as rain. They were amazed: "Everything!" Adjacent to Zhishan Street outside the Bauhinia Garden, some restaurant staff and diners described the hail falling as dark as the number 10 at the moment. Typhoon.

Some students pointed out that the shape of hail is bigger than the pearl of bubble tea.

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According to the Observatory's data, hailstones are actually large ice particles produced during intense thunderstorms.

When the weather is unstable, it is easy to form cumulonimbus clouds, and mature cumulonimbus clouds will produce strong updrafts. The small ice particles in the clouds will be thrown out of the upper atmosphere, and then brought back to the upper air by the updrafts, where they will be absorbed. The small water spots around.

When the small ice particles gradually grow larger, until the updraft can no longer send the heavier ice particles to high altitude, they will fall to the ground and form hail.

Nearly 2 pm, a 45-year-old man surnamed Huang and his wife were kayaking in Clear Water Bay. Due to thunder, lightning and rain, the two boarded Green Egg Island to wait for rescue.

In the meantime, Huang found a boat passing by, thinking it was a receiving boat, and then fell into the water and swam close to the boat.

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Source: hk1

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