China - Tropical Cyclone NIDA

Tue, 02 Aug 2016 04:56:00 +02:00

TC NIDA continued moving north-west over the South China Sea and made landfall over Dapeng Peninsula (Shenzhen city, Guangdong province) on 1 August at 19:35 UTC as a Typhoon. It then continued moving over land, slightly weakening but remaining a Typhoon. On 2 August at 0.00 UTC its centre was located over Guangdong province approx. 45 km south-east of Foshan city and it had max. sustained wind speed of 120 km/h (Typhoon). JRC calculations estimated a storm surge of the order of 1.8 m in Hsia-yung on 1 August at 21.00 UTC.
Over the next 24 h it is forecast to continue moving north-west over land, weakening and dissipating over the province of Guangxi. Heavy rain and strong winds may affect the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, southern Hunan, south-eastern Fujian and Guizhou.
Heavy rain and strong winds have already been affecting Hong Kong, with approx. 124 mm of rain recorded over 1-2 August. Local authorities, as of 2 August early morning (UTC) reported three people injured, 218 evacuated, several flights cancelled and schools closed throughout the city.