Tropical Storm Wipha: Hong Kong to issue T3 signal at 2.20pm, consider T8 next day
Storm expected to pass ‘rather close’ to city on Sunday, as forecaster warns of strong winds and torrential rain over the weekend
The Hong Kong Observatory has said it will issue a No 3 typhoon signal at 2.20pm on Saturday and will consider whether to upgrade the warning to a No 8 the next day.
The forecaster warned of strong winds and torrential rain over the weekend, as it expected Tropical Storm Wipha to be “rather close” to the Pearl River Delta on Sunday.
A No 1 typhoon signal was issued at 2.20am on Saturday as Wipha entered within 800km (497 miles) of the city.
The Observatory said the signal would remain in force at least until noon and that it would issue a No 3 signal at 2.20pm.
The Education Bureau said that afternoon and whole-day classes at kindergartens, schools for children with physical disabilities and schools for children with intellectual disabilities would be suspended from noon.