Residents watch as heavy rain falls on the Hong Kong Island under the impact of Tropical Strom Mulan on Aug 10, 2022. (CALVIN NG /CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG/GUANGZHOU – The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) canceled all the tropical cyclone warning signals at 6:20 pm on Wednesday as local winds weakened
The HKO issued a thunderstorm warning at 5:04 pm, which will remain in force until 7:15 pm.
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It (tropical cyclone Mulan) will enter into the inland areas of Vietnam and weaken gradually but its outer rainbands will still bring squally showers and thunderstorms to the northern part of the South China Sea and the coast of Guangdong.
Hong Kong Observatory
Mulan made landfall in the coastal areas of Xuwen county in Zhanjiang city, Guangdong at 10:50 am on Wednesday as a tropical storm, according to the Guangdong Meteorological Service.
According to the HKO, Mulan will move across the vicinity of Beibu Wan on Wednesday and Thursday.
"It will enter into the inland areas of Vietnam and weaken gradually but its outer rainbands will still bring squally showers and thunderstorms to the northern part of the South China Sea and the coast of Guangdong," the forecast said on its website.
A broad trough of low pressure will continue to bring showers to the northern part of the South China Sea in the latter part of this week, it added.
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Meanwhile, a tropical cyclone over the western North Pacific will move towards the vicinity of Honshu of Japan in the next couple of days, the HKO said.
With Strom Mulan edging closer to the city on Tuesday, the HKO issued Signal No 1 at 3:40 am on Tuesday and upgraded it to Signal No 3 at 11:25 am the same day. The signal means that winds with mean speeds of 41 to 62 kilometers per hour are expected.
Guangdong
The Guangdong meteorological department predicted that there will be heavy wind and rain in the province between Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Strom Mulan made landfall in the coastal areas of Xuwen County in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong at 10:50 am on Aug 10, 2022. (PHOTO / NSMC)
Schedules of several high-speed rail lines and flights in Guangdong have been temporarily adjusted, and customs clearance has been suspended at relevant ports.
As of 8 am, all flights at Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport were canceled.