Waterspout Hong Kong

The Observatory also warned that strong gusts were affecting Hong Kong and it advised people to seek shelter. Last updated 2024-09-28 HKT 1625 Waterspout appears over Victoria Harbour

A waterspout over Victoria Harbour was spotted and recorded by a number of people on Saturday afternoon, sparking both amazement and fear. The Hong Kong Observatory reported the sighting at around 1230pm when a rapidly rotating water column begun swirling over the harbour from east to west, before disappearing.

28th September 2024 - Hong Kong The Hong Kong Observatory issued a special weather warning today following the unprecedented report of a waterspout in Victoria Harbour around 12.30pm, marking the first occurrence of such an event in the area since records began in 1959. The Observatory also forecasted severe winds, potentially exceeding 90 kilometres per

28th September 2024 - Hong Kong The Hong Kong Observatory reported a waterspout in the vicinity of Victoria Harbour at approximately 12.30pm today. Shortly thereafter, at 12.55pm, the Observatory issued warnings of violent gusts potentially impacting the region. Residents are urged to seek shelter immediately if outdoors. Showers and severe squally thunderstorms linked to an

A waterspout was spotted in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour for the first time since records began, the Observatory said on Saturday. The weather forecaster, which had warned that violent gusts

On 28 September 2024, waterspout was reported in the Victoria Harbour, the first occurrence in the Victoria Harbour according to reports received by the Observatory since 1959. Do you know what a waterspout is? What should we do when we encounter waterspout? In the latest episode of quotCool Met Stuffquot, members of the weather family explain this

A waterspout was spotted on Saturday in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour for the first time since records began in 1959. The rare sight wowed witnesses, including dozens of parents and children at

A former assistant director at the HKO, Leung Wing-mo, now a spokesman for the Meteorological Society, said waterspouts are rare in Hong Kong, adding that only a few waterspouts had been seen in the city over the past 60 years. Leung also said the occurrence of a waterspout depends on many factors, including the location of a thundercloud

In Hong Kong, waterspouts are most commonly seen during the rainy season between May and October Figure 4. From 1959 to 2017, there was a total of 35 cases of waterspouts sighted in Hong Kong. Figure 1 Conceptual model of formation of fair-weather waterspout.

On September 28, a waterspout suddenly appeared in the sky over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. A huge waterspout with quota pillar supporting the skyquot suddenly