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Amber rainstorm warning issued in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning

The Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning on Tuesday morning, warning of unsettled weather over the next few days. The amber warning, issued at 7.15am, means that more than 30mm of rain has fallen in an hour, or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong and is likely to continue. โ€œShowers will be heavier in some areas [on Wednesday]. The weather will still be unsettled in the following couple of days,โ€ the weather forecaster said. It added that a broad trough of low pressure...

Hong Kong suspends classes as red rainstorm warning issued

Hong Kong suspended classes on Thursday morning after the cityโ€™s weather forecaster issued a red rainstorm warning. The Education Bureau said students attending morning and whole-day schools were not required to go to class after the signal was raised at 7.40am. Schools should nevertheless keep their premises open to care for students who have already arrived, the bureau added. The Hong Kong Observatory warned that further rainfall could cause, or might have already caused, serious road...

Hong Kong Observatory issues amber rainstorm signal, warns city to brace for rain

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMPโ€™s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory has issued the amber rainstorm warning, advising residents to brace for wet weather under the influence of a low-pressure trough along the southern Chinese coast. The forecaster issued the lowest of a three-tier rainstorm warning at 11.10am on Sunday, signalling widespread heavy rain would affect Hong Kong soon. The signal means that...