A woman tries to hold onto her umbrella during strong winds due to severe tropical storm Chaba in the Central District of Hong Kong on July 1, 2022. ANDY CHONG CHINA DAILY HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Observatory said it will raise Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal Number 8 at or before 7: 10 pm Friday due to severe tropical storm Chaba.
In a weather bulletin, the HKO said Chaba will be closest to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Friday night and Saturday morning, skirting about 300 kilometers southwest of the territory.
Chaba is expected to intensify and its associated gales will edge closer to the Pearl River Estuary later today. The bulletin states that local winds will strengthen further.
The HKO said that Chaba was estimated to be about 360 kilometers south-west of Hong Kong and was forecast to move northwest at about 16 kilometers per hour in the general direction of western Guangdong at 6 pm.
The Education Bureau also announced that classes were suspended in all schools and that they should make sure that conditions are safe before students can return home, it added.
The Strong Wind Signal, No., was hoisted by the HKO on Thursday night. Chaba edged closer to 3 over the city.
The Chinese mainland's meteorological authority on Friday renewed a yellow alert for Chaba, the third typhoon of the year.
Between Saturday afternoon and evening, Chaba is expected to make landfall in coastal areas of Guangdong or Hainan.
Some areas in Hainan, Guangdong and Fujian provinces and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region will be affected by the Typhoon and will see heavy rainfall and strong winds over the coming 24 hours.
The residents seek shelter amid strong winds due to severe tropical storm Chaba in the Central District of Hong Kong on July 1, 2022. ANDY CHONG CHINA DAILY The center advised that ships and boats should take shelter in harbors while advising the relevant areas to take measures to prevent torrential floods and geological disasters.
The mainland has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.