"Autumn Taiwan" hit Hong Kong, and under the combined influence of the northeast monsoon and the South China Sea tropical cyclone "Lion Mountain", Hong Kong experienced squally heavy rains.
The Observatory directly issued the No. 3 strong wind signal at 4:40 am today (8th).
Kindergartens, schools for physically handicapped children and schools for mentally handicapped children are closed today.
The Observatory changed the black rainstorm warning at 11:45 am today. As for the strong wind signal No. 3, it will be maintained from this afternoon to the evening.
Starting this morning, the Observatory has successively issued thunderstorm warnings, landslip warnings, and special reports on flooding in the northern New Territories.
The Drainage Services Department urged the public to report the flooding situation.
Red flags have been hoisted at several beaches.
[17:05] The Education Bureau announced that due to the red rainstorm warning signal is now in effect, all evening schools will be closed tonight.
The school that is in class should continue the class until the end of school time, and only if it is safe to let the students return home.
The Lion Rock has not yet come to Hong Kong
[16:56] The Observatory said that at 5 pm, Tropical Storm Lion Rock gathered about 540 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong and is expected to move northward at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour to the Hainan Island area.
According to the current forecast path, Lion Rock will be the closest to Hong Kong tomorrow morning (9th), passing about 500 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong.
Under the combined influence of Lion Rock and the northeast monsoon, the south China coast continued to blow
Strong winds, occasional gales blowing offshore and on high ground.
Strong wind signal No. 3 will be maintained from tonight to tomorrow morning.
As of today's total rainfall at 3:30 pm, the accumulated rainfall in most areas ranged from 300 to 400 millimetres.
(Screenshot of the Observatory's website)
The Observatory issues black rain warning for the second time in October
[15:25] Tropical storm "Lion Rock" struck Hong Kong. There were violent storms in many areas of Hong Kong today (8th). After the strong wind signal No. 3 was issued early in the morning, the red rainstorm warning signal was not forwarded until 11:20 in the morning.
A large scaffold on Lowood Road in Happy Valley collapsed at about 10 am this morning. It was still yellow rain at the time. At least four people were injured. One of the female workers was rescued and certified dead.
The Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Song Wenjuan, attended a press conference on measures related to the Chief Executive's 2021 Policy Address this (8) afternoon and was asked whether the initial issue of the No. 3 and yellow rainstorm warning signal was a misjudgment.
Song Wenjuan did not respond directly. He only said that this morning's black rain was the second black rain in October since records. It also said that "extreme weather is affected by climate change. Extremely heavy rain, regardless of frequency and intensity, will continue to increase, so The whole world needs to step up efforts to reduce and deal with climate change."
A female worker who collapsed on a scaffold died in Happy Valley, the assistant director of the Observatory: the second black rain warning issued in October
Parents pick up and leave school after rainstorm
【14:59】Tropical storm "Lion Rock" struck Hong Kong, the observatory issued a strong wind signal No. 3, and experienced yellow, red, and black rainstorm warning within half a day, and within 1.5 hours, the rain changed from red rain to black rain and then back to red rain .
Primary and secondary schools maintain classes in the morning. Some parents said that the rain this morning was heavy and fine. "No cover was used." The shoes and socks were all soaked. The children were in embarrassment when taking their children to school. It means that the school is only about ten minutes away from home, and the rain in the morning has little effect on the pick-up. He also described it as "God has no choice."
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Torrent of cars
[14:42] Flooding occurred in many areas of Hong Kong Island under continuous heavy rain. Based on multiple clips and photos on the Internet, in the morning, there were varying degrees of flooding from Wan Chai to Chai Wan, and some low-lying areas were flooded to the calf. , The citizens are embarrassed.
Chai Wan Road and Charity Children’s School are more heavily flooded. The downward slopes seen in the picture are all covered by rain. It is believed that water spouts continuously from the exit area, forming a small "spouting pool" connecting Garden Road and Robinson Road. The Magixian Gorge Road in Beijing also suffered severe flooding, similar to playing in the Ocean Park surfing spacecraft, and cars passing by were also affected.
Some netizens even described it: "If there is water in Boundary, Biandu is a water park."
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MTR train black rain becomes "House of Dancing Water"
[13:27] Tropical storm "Lion Rock" struck Hong Kong. There were violent storms in many districts of Hong Kong today (8th). After the strong wind signal No. 3 was issued in the early morning, the observatory issued the period from 11:20 am to 12:45 noon. A red and black rainstorm warning was issued and then turned back to red rain.
There were complaints from citizens who took the Tuen Ma Line at noon today that the car-card connection position kept dripping, like a small "dancing water house," but there were not many passengers without anyone evading or "opening the cover."
In addition, there are fragments circulating on the Internet that the handrail of the Tung Chung Line passenger train has also been turned into a small "Dancing Water House" this morning. Passengers are also quite calm, and most of them continue to stay in their seats.
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▼Citizens complain about water dripping at the car card connection point of the Tunma Line ▼
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▼Online transmission clip: Tung Chung Line train becomes "The House of Dancing Water"▼
Double Ninth Festival or re-strike the wind
[13:08] "If the wind is not flat, the wind will rise again." The Observatory predicts that the vast low pressure area east of the Philippines will gradually develop and move towards Luzon at the beginning of next week, and then may enter and traverse the northern part of the South China Sea. It is relatively close to the South China coast.
The European Forecast System predicts that the low-pressure area will generally move to Hainan Island and will be within 400 kilometers of Hong Kong next Tuesday (12th), which is similar to the forecast of the Mainland Central Meteorological Observatory.
This neotropical cyclone material was named "compass" (Kompasu, the name provided by Japan).
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[12:51] Due to the bad weather, all ACT American college entrance exams scheduled to be held this afternoon will be rescheduled.
ACT will directly email the candidates to make arrangements for the retake.
[12:45] Due to the weakening of the rain, the Observatory issued a red rainstorm warning.
Flooding HSBC Bank Wan Chai Branch
[12:24] Tropical storm "Lion Rock" struck Hong Kong, Typhoon Signal No. 3 took effect, and squally storms occurred in many areas of Hong Kong. The Observatory relayed a black rainstorm warning signal at 11:45 today (8th).
It is known that the underground branch of HSBC Bank Wan Chai Xi Wah Building was "flooded" this morning. The staff who only put on red Polo shirts last month piled sandbags indoors. It is not yet determined whether the "flooding" is related to the heavy rain this morning, but the branch Affected by the incident, it must be temporarily suspended.
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Suspension of services at the Vaccination Center
[11:52] As the black rainstorm warning signal is now in effect, all community vaccination centers and hospital vaccination stations under the vaccination plan are still open, but vaccination services have been suspended.
If the black rainstorm warning signal is cancelled before the end of normal service hours, the vaccination center and vaccination station will resume vaccination services as soon as possible.
Appointments affected by the suspension of services in community vaccination centers and hospital vaccination stations will be automatically postponed, and the affected persons will be notified by SMS of the new vaccination date and time.
If the affected person has made an appointment for the second dose of vaccination and the vaccination center or vaccination station resumes vaccination services later in the day, they can also go to the original vaccination center or vaccination station during the remaining opening hours of today’s vaccination center or vaccination station vaccination.
Observatory changes black rain warning
[11:45] The Observatory has issued a black rainstorm warning, indicating that torrential rain with an hourly rainfall exceeding 70 mm has been recorded or expected in a wide area of Hong Kong, and the rain may continue. Until the warning is still in effect and the traffic situation has not improved, no Should go out.
In the past hour, the highest sustained wind speeds recorded at Tate’s Cairn, Waglan Island and Cheung Chau Beach were 72, 69 and 66 kilometers per hour respectively, and the highest gusts were 86, 79 and 81 kilometers per hour respectively.
Education Bureau: All schools closed this afternoon
[11:23] As the red rainstorm warning signal is now in effect, all schools are closed this afternoon. However, schools must keep their premises open and arrange contingency measures to take care of students who have returned to the school.
The school that is in class should continue the class until the end of school time, and only if it is safe to let the students return home.
The observatory issues strong wind signal No. 3, kindergartens and some special schools are closed today
Red rainstorm warning is reissued
[11:20] The special report on the red rainstorm warning signal issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 11:20 in the morning indicated that a wide area of Hong Kong has recorded or expected heavy rain with an hourly rainfall exceeding 50 mm, and the rain may continue.
The continuous rainstorm has caused or will cause severe road flooding and traffic congestion.
Heavy rain may also affect school hours.
Parents, students, school authorities and school bus drivers should pay attention to the announcements made by the school on radio and television.
Those who need to go out should carefully consider the weather and road conditions and pay attention to safety measures.
Lohas Road collapsed scaffolding
[11:02] At 10:16 today (8th), the police received multiple reports that at No. 4 Broadwood Road, So Kon Po, Happy Valley, a scaffold at Broadwood Terrace collapsed under the influence of a typhoon, which suppressed 2 vehicles and The entire road of Lohas Road.
The police and the firefighter arrived at the scene and rescued two drivers. One of them injured his hand and was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment. The firefighter and the police were searching for other trapped persons at the scene.
Two other female workers were trapped. They were rescued by rescuers. One of them fell into a coma and the other was sober and safe.
The scaffold involved collapsed in a large area, suppressing the return line, and traffic on the site was blocked.
A super-giant scaffold collapsed on Happy Valley Road
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Typhoon signal No. 3 is maintained in the afternoon to evening
[10:45] The Observatory said that the strong wind signal No. 3 will be maintained from this afternoon to the evening.
At 11 am, tropical storm "Lion Rock" assembled about 620 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong.
The storm surge and heavy rain caused by the "Lion Rock" may flood low-lying areas.
Citizens must remain vigilant and take measures to prevent wind and water flooding.
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Drainage Services Department calls on citizens to report flooding
[10:24] The Drainage Services Department urges members of the public to call the 24-hour Drainage Services Hotline to report to the Department as soon as possible if there is flooding in the streets. The phone number is 2300 1110.
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Red flags hoisted at multiple beaches
[10:23] The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced that due to bad weather, Deep Water Bay Beach, Repulse Bay Beach, South Bay Beach, Stanley Main Beach, Shek O Beach and big waves in the southern district of Hong Kong Island Bay Beach; Hung Shing Yeh Beach, Cheung Chau East Bay Beach, Silver Mine Bay Beach, Pui O Beach, and Lower Cheung Sha Beach in Islands District; Samsung Bay Beach, Xiamen Bay Beach, Sai Kung District, Red flags have been hoisted at Silverstrand Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach; and Tai Po Long Mei Beach in Tai Po District, indicating that swimming there is dangerous and members of the public are not allowed to swim there.
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The website of the Observatory pointed out that a northeast monsoon with strong to gale force is predicted to continue to affect the coast of Guangdong in the next one or two days.
It is expected that the tropical cyclone Lion Rock will move to Hainan Island today.
Affected by the northeast monsoon and Lion Rock, the coast of Guangdong was windy from Friday to early Sunday, with squally heavy rain.
The Observatory issued multiple weather warnings.
(Screenshot of the Observatory's website)
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