Typhoon usagi weather update

Summary : little has changed since the early morning. Preparations should be rushed to completion between now and Sunday morning, local H. I still expect transportation to shut down by mid or late afternoon, local Hong Kong Time — conditions not improving until late Monday and Tuesday morning, but I suspect Hong Kong and surrounding territories will be cleaning up from Usagi much of next week.

Cold front continues to march eastward and dump copious amounts of rain in its path. Expect widespread, persistent rain today stretching from the northern tip of Maine to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Above map shows projected totals through Monday when the front will have moved off the coast. The next Pacific system is sitting right off the coast. Wind and rain will ramp up tomorrow for the coast areas from Seattle down to Portland. Typhoon Usagi came ashore near the city of Shanwei in Guangdong Province with winds of 90 mph and a central pressure of mb At least 25 deaths have been reported so far in Guangdong Province.

Fortunately for Hong Kong the storm tracked well north of its originally forecast path. The actual path of Typhoon Usagi versus what was forecast. The storm center passed about kl northeast of Hong Kong. Maps from South China Morning Post. In the end the storm was no more than a nuisance to Hong Kong residents, delaying flights, blowing down a few trees, and bringing mm " of rainfall to the city and its environs.

Photo by Felix Wong. Typhoon Utor, last August, was considerably more destructive and deadly than Usagi. Over 80 fatalities were reported in China and several large ships were lost. In the photo above the bulk carrier 'Trans Summer' founders 80 kilometers 50 miles southwest of Hong Kong during Typhoon Utor. It was a very large vessel, built just last year, and was carrying a load of nickle oar when it capsized in heavy seas August 14th.

All 21 on board were rescued by helicopters. South China Morning Post. Rows of houses were unroofed…in every direction dead bodies were seen floating about or scattered among the ruins…thirty-five foreign vessels were wrecked or badly injured. Thirty-three large ships were grounded on the reefs surrounding the harbor and the islands nearby.

Old Siam Trading Company. September 2, An equally intense and possibly deadlier typhoon hit the city on September 2, By this time Hong Kong was a far more substantial entrepot and the 7th busiest harbor in the world.

The barometric pressure fell to mb More than 11, fatalities were reported, mostly Chinese residents living on junks in the harbor. More than incoming and outgoing flights were canceled in Hong Kong, and an additional were delayed, Airport Authority Hong Kong said.

Intercity trains including the high-speed rail to Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong were suspended until Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

At least 13 of the 25 victims in China were killed in worst-hit Shanwei city, where winds blew cars off the road near a gas station and houses were toppled, Xinhua said.

One county's electricity and water supply were cut off. In Hong Kong, dozens of trees were reported down and 17 people had sought medical treatment and eight of these were admitted to hospital, according to the Hong Kong government's information services department.

China's National Meterological Center said the typhoon would continue to weaken as it moves northwest and bring heavy rains later Monday and overnight to five southern provinces. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled.

The landslide deaths occurred in two villages in Zambales province west of Manila, Subic town mayor Jeffrey Khonghun said Monday.