Status:Ongoing analysis Material from: Linus
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1. Impact
On 24 August tropical cyclone Hato made landfall in China. The landfall was a direct hit on Macao and also affected Hong Kong. 12 people is said to have been killed.
2. Description of the event
The plot below shows the MSLP observation at Macao airport (from http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/VMMC?lang=es) :
The plot below shows the storm surge at Quarry Bay in Hong Kong (from http://www.hko.gov.hk/tide/marine/realtide.htm via TC mailing list):
The table below shows observations from Macao, with wind gusts reaching 217 km/h (also from TC mailing list).
3. Predictability
3.1 Data assimilation
3.2 HRES
3.3 ENS
3.4 Monthly forecasts
3.5 Comparison with other centres
4. Experience from general performance/other cases