A Tour of Tropical Cyclones
Cover
Preface
Chapter 1 - Demystifying "Tropical Cyclones"
Chapter 2 - Who Determines the Storm Names?
Chapter 3 - Unravelling the Storm Structure
Chapter 4 - Good Ways of Tracking
Chapter 5 - Anticipate the Impact and Get Prepared
Acknowledgment
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Mangkhut
Hato
Vicente
York
Ellen
Hope
Elsie
Rose
Shirley
Dot
Ruby
Wanda
Alice
Mary
Gloria
1946 Typhoon
1937 Typhoon
1906 Typhoon
1874 Typhoon
Name
Mangkhut
Hato
Vicente
York
Ellen
Hope
Elsie
Rose
Shirley
Dot
Ruby
Wanda
Alice
Mary
Gloria
1946 Typhoon
1937 Typhoon
1906 Typhoon
1874 Typhoon
Year
2018
2017
2012
1999
1983
1979
1975
1971
1968
1964
1964
1962
1961
1960
1957
1946
1937
1906
1874
Maximum 10-minute mean wind near the storm centre over the storm lifetime
250 km/h
185 km/h
155 km/h
130 km/h
205 km/h
240 km/h
220 km/h
195 km/h
145 km/h
145 km/h
195 km/h
185 km/h
120 km/h
140 km/h
155 km/h
No information
No information
No information
No information
Position of closest approach to the Hong Kong Observatory
100 km SSW
60 km SSW
100 km SW
20 km SSW
45 km SW
10 km NNW
50 km S
20 km WSW
0 km from the Observatory Headquarters
35 km E
30 km SW
20 km SSW
0 km from the Observatory Headquarters
10 km WNW
55 km SW
70 km S
Estimated to be less than 50 km SSW
Estimated to be less than 50 km S
Estimated to be 60 km SSW
Lowest instantaneous (*hourly) sea-level pressure recorded at the Observatory
977.0 hPa
986.3 hPa
986.0 hPa
976.1 hPa
983.1 hPa
961.6 hPa
996.2 hPa
982.8 hPa
968.6 hPa
977.3 hPa
968.2 hPa
953.2 hPa
981.1 hPa
973.8 hPa
984.3 hPa
985.7 hPa*
958.3 hPa*
986.2 hPa*
Estimated to be 973.0 hPa*
Maximum 60-minute mean wind recorded at Waglan Island
161 km/h
137 km/h
108 km/h
153 km/h
169 km/h
144 km/h
118 km/h
140 km/h
124 km/h
117 km/h
148 km/h
148 km/h
90 km/h
112 km/h
113 km/h
No information
No information
No information
No information
Maximum gust recorded at Waglan Island
220 km/h
193 km/h
149 km/h
234 km/h
227 km/h
198 km/h
176 km/h
189 km/h
209 km/h
184 km/h
230 km/h
216 km/h
128 km/h
194 km/h
185 km/h
No information
No information
No information
No information
Maximum sea level recorded at North Point/Quarry Bay (**Victoria Harbour) (above chart datum)
3.88 m
3.57 m
2.76 m
2.39 m
No information
2.78 m
2.3 m
2.56 m
2.79 m
2.65 m
3.14 m
3.96 m
2.59 m
2.77 m
3.08 m
No information
4.05 m**
3.35 m**
4.88 m**
Maximum storm surge recorded at North Point/Quarry Bay (**Victoria Harbour) (above astronomical tide)
2.35 m
1.18 m
1.11 m
0.74 m
No information
1.45 m
0.64 m
0.64 m
1.09 m
0.58 m
1.49 m
1.77 m
0.55 m
1.1 m
1.34 m
No information
1.98 m**
1.83 m**
2.83 m**
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