Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued the No 3 typhoon signal as Severe Tropical Storm Mitag edges northwesterly closer to the coast of Guangdong, saying it will consider the need to issue higher warnings later in the evening.
The signal was raised at 9.20am on Friday and is set to remain in force for most of the day, with another back-to-back cyclone expected to intensify into a super typhoon within the next few days.
Kindergarten classes and schools for children with physical and intellectual disabilities were suspended due to the storm.
The Hong Kong Observatory said the outer rainbands of Mitag would gradually bring more showers and squalls to the city. It added showers would be heavy at times on Saturday and that swells were expected.
“Mitag will make landfall over the coast of eastern Guangdong around [Friday] evening,” it said.
“Meanwhile, it will turn to a westerly track, edging closer to the vicinity of the Pearl River Estuary under the influence of the northeast monsoon, skirting about 100km (62 miles) to the north of Hong Kong.
