Typhoon Dujuan (TY 14W) is headed our way! I'm at work now but headed home shortly as Tropical Cyclone Warning Number 8 is expected within 30 minutes. Signal Number 10 is expected at 5pm.
More info:
http://www.hko.gov.hk/contente.htm
http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/tc.htm
http://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc.html
Graphic below provided by the (US Navy's) Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (link just above):
[UPDATE @ 8:45pm: Signal No. 9 was issued at around 8pm. Signal No. 10 may be issued later. Worst is expected to come at around midnight.]
[UPDATE @ 11:50pm: Typhoon warning was downgraded to Signal No. 8 (winds with mean speeds of 63 kilometres per hour or more) at around 10pm. Amber Rainstorm Warning (heavy rains exceeding 30 millimeters per hour) went into effect at 9:05pm.]
Posted by derek at September 02, 2003 01:59 PMHoly Cow! Watch out for those bamboo scaffolding at new constructions during Typhoon seasons. Those are deadly when they fall...
Man, I don't take our Californian weather for granted for I grew up in Hong Kong too. I'm pulling for you guys...
Just hang in there! It'll be gone before you know it. Besides, you can probably enjoy a couple of days off at home :-)
Posted by: Fred Choi on September 3, 2003 9:27 AM