TG Thursday September 5th, 2024

Tripperhead Gazette

Just Super Typhoon Yagi news tonight.

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1. With Super Typhoon skirting below Hong Kong, the Education Bureau has cancelled all classes on Friday.

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2. HKO raised the T8 flag at 6.20pm on Thursday; schools are closed on Friday, but will work be binned all day? We shall see…

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3. Airlines start cancelling flights for Friday.

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4. Ferries similarly cancelled.

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5. Even Mark 6 can’t escape the Yagi…

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6. And to end, could this end up being HKO’s worst ever T8 call? As it stands on Thursday evening, this storm is a loooong way from Hong Kong.

Yes it’s a Super Typhoon, and yes it’s very dangerous. But HKO has effectively shut down the city on Friday for a typhoon 300kms away.

Let’s talk about Waglan Island for a bit. Every time a typhoon passes to the south of Hong Kong, Waglan is rolled out as a reason to go T8.

This is Waglan Island. Population 0. And if a typhoon is to the south of us, its readings dictate our typhoon response.

It’s a horrible Catch-22 where I hope I’m right, therefore they are wrong, but if they’re right then I am wrong and HK suffers damage. But I’m not convinced a T8 is required for a typhoon so far away. I do think a strong wind warning would suffice, but I’m no meteorologist.

(Written at 8pm Thursday, so if it all goes pear-shaped, I will apologise)

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