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Observatory could issue red rainstorm warning, monitoring thundery showers

Observatory could issue red rainstorm warning, monitoring thundery showers
South China Morning Post Monday 15 June 2026, 06:08 UTC By Leopold Chen 1 min read
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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory is considering whether to issue a red rainstorm warning, less than two hours after sending out the amber signal on late Monday morning.

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory is considering whether to issue a red rainstorm warning, less than two hours after sending out the amber signal on late Monday morning. The forecaster said at 12.55pm that areas of intense thundery showers were affecting Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. “Whether the red rainstorm warning signal needs to be issued depends on the...
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