TABLE 4.11 Casualties and damage caused by tropical cyclones
in Hong Kong: 1960 - 2015
Year
Date/Month
Name of
tropical
cyclone
Persons
dead
Persons
missing
Persons
injured
Ocean-going
vessels in
trouble
Small craft
sunk or
wrecked
Small
craft
damaged
1960
4/6 - 12/6
T. Mary
45
11
127
6
352
462
1961
17/5 - 21/5
T. Alice
4
0
20
*
*
*
7/9 - 10/9
S.T.S. Olga
7
0
0
0
1
0
1962
28/8 - 2/9
T. Wanda
130
53
*
36
1 297
756
1963
1/9 - 9/9
T. Faye
3
0
51
0
2
0
1964
26/5 - 28/5
T. Viola
0
0
41
5
18
18
2/8 - 9/8
T. Ida
5
4
56
3
7
60
2/9 - 6/9
T. Ruby
38
6
300
20
32
282
4/9 - 10/9
T. Sally
9
0
24
0
0
0
7/10 - 13/10
T. Dot
26
10
85
2
31
59
1965
6/7 - 16/7
T. Freda
2
0
16
0
1
0
25/9 - 28/9
T.S. Agnes
5
0
3
0
0
0
1966
12/7 - 14/7
S.T.S. Lola
1
0
6
0
*
6
1967
19/8 - 22/8
S.T.S. Kate
0
0
3
3
1
0
1968
17/8 - 22/8
T. Shirley
0
0
4
1
*
3
1969
22/7 - 29/7
T. Viola
0
0
0
0
3
0
1970
1/8 - 3/8
T.D.
2+
0
0
0
0
0
8/9 - 14/9
T. Georgia
0
0
0
2
0
*
1971
15/6 - 18/6
T. Freda
2
0
30
8
0
0
16/7 - 22/7
T. Lucy
0
0
38
10
2
13
10/8 - 17/8
T. Rose
110
5
286
33
303
*
1972
4/11 - 9/11
T. Pamela
1
0
8
3
0
0
1973
14/7 - 20/7
T. Dot
1
0
38
14
*
*
1974
7/6 - 14/6
T. Dinah
0
0
0
1
*
*
18/7 - 22/7
T. Ivy
0
0
0
2
*
*
15/10 - 19/10
T. Carmen
1
0
0
5
*
*
21/10 - 27/10
T. Della
0
0
0
2
*
*
1975
10/8 - 14/8
T.D.
2
1
0
3
1
*
9/10 - 14/10
T. Elsie
0
0
46
7
2
1
16/10 - 23/10
S.T.S. Flossie
0
0
0
1
*
*
1976
22/6 - 4/7
T. Ruby
3
2
2
0
0
0
21/7 - 26/7
S.T.S. Violet
2
1
1
0
0
0
5/8 - 6/8
S.T.S. Clara
0
0
4
0
0
0
21/8 - 24/8
T.S. Ellen
27
3
65
0
4
7
15/9 - 21/9
T. Iris
0
0
27
6
0
1
1977
4/7 - 6/7
T.D.
0
0
2
0
0
0
3/9 - 5/9
T.S. Carla
0
0
1
1
0
0
22/9 - 25/9
S.T.S. Freda
1
0
37
2
0
0
1978
24/7 - 30/7
S.T.S. Agnes
3
0
134
0
25
42
9/8 - 12/8
T.S. Bonnie
0
0
0
2
0
0
23/8 - 28/8
S.T.S. Elaine
1
0
51
8
5
8
22/9 - 26/9
S.T.S. Kit
0
7
0
0
1
0
7/10 - 16/10
S.T.S. Nina
0
0
2
0
0
0
17/10 - 29/10
T. Rita
0
0
3
1
5
0
1979
1/7 - 6/7
T. Ellis
0
0
0
0
2
0
26/7 - 30/7
T.S. Gordon
0
0
0
0
2
0
28/7 - 3/8
T. Hope
12
0
260
29
167
207
6/8 - 9/8
T.D.
0
0
0
0
3
0
16/9 - 24/9
S.T.S. Mac
1
0
67
2
12
0
1980
5/7 - 12/7
S.T.S. Ida
0
0
0
1
0
0
18/7 - 23/7
T. Joe
2
1
59
4
0
1
20/7 - 28/7
T. Kim
0
0
0
0
2
1
29/10 - 2/11
T.S. Cary
0
0
0
0
0
2
1981
3/7 - 7/7
S.T.S. Lynn
0
0
32
0
0
3
1982
27/6 - 2/7
T.S. Tess
0
0
16
0
1
0
22/7 - 30/7
T. Andy
0
0
0
0
0
1
5/9 - 16/9
T. Irving
0
0
0
0
0
2
1983
12/7 - 19/7
T. Vera
0
0
0
0
1
0
29/8 - 9/9
T. Ellen
10
12
333
44
135
225
10/10 - 14/10
T. Joe
0
0
58
2
0
3
20/10 - 26/10
S.T.S. Lex
0
0
0
0
0
1
1984
27/8 - 7/9
T. Ike
0
0
1
0
0
0
1985
19/6 - 25/6
T. Hal
0
1
13
0
4
2
1/9 - 7/9
T. Tess
2
0
12
6
1
3
13/10 - 22/10
T. Dot
0
0
1
0
0
0
1986
3/7 - 12/7
T. Peggy
1
0
26
3
0
3
9/8 - 12/8
T.D.
0
0
3
0
1
5
18/8 - 6/9
T. Wayne
3
1
15+
0
3
0
11/10 - 19/10
T. Ellen
0
0
4
1
2
1
1987
16/10 - 27/10
T. Lynn
0
0
1
0
0
0
1988
14/7 - 20/7
T. Warren
0
1
12
1
2
1
19/9 - 22/9
T. Kit
0
0
0
0
0
1
18/10 - 23/10
T. Pat
2
0
1
0
0
0
21/10 - 29/10
T. Ruby
0
0
4
0
0
0
1989
16/5 - 21/5
T. Brenda
6
1
119
0
3
5
11/7 - 19/7
T. Gordon
2
0
31
1
0
8
8/10 - 14/10
T. Dan
0
0
0
1
0
1
1990
15/5 - 19/5
T. Marian
0
0
0
0
0
1
15/6 - 19/6
S.T.S. Nathan
5
1
1
1
0
2
21/6 - 30/6
T. Percy
1
0
0
0
0
0
27/7 - 31/7
S.T.S. Tasha
0
0
1
0
1
0
25/8 - 30/8
T. Becky
0
1
0
0
0
0
10/9 - 20/9
T. Ed
0
0
1
0
0
0
1991
15/7 - 20/7
T. Amy
0
0
1
1
0
2
20/7 - 24/7
S.T.S. Brendan
0
0
17
1
1
13
13/8 - 18/8
T. Fred
0
0
0
0
1
0
1992
9/7 - 14/7
T. Eli
0
0
23
0
0
1
17/7 - 18/7
T.S. Faye
2
0
24
1
0
3
19/7 - 23/7
S.T.S. Gary
0
0
18
2
0
0
1993
21/6 - 28/6
T. Koryn
0
0
183
0
0
2
16/8 - 21/8
T. Tasha
0
0
35
0
0
7
9/9 - 14/9
T. Abe
1
0
0
0
0
0
15/9 - 17/9
S.T.S. Becky
1
0
130
0
0
10
23/9 - 27/9
T. Dot
0
1
48
0
1
0
28/10 - 5/11
T. Ira
2
0
30
0
1
0
1994
23/6 - 25/6
T.S. Sharon
0
0
5
0
1
1
25/8 - 29/8
S.T.S. Harry
1
0
2
0
0
2
1995
7/8 - 12/8
S.T.S. Helen
3
0
35
0
0
0
25/8 - 1/9
T. Kent
0
0
5
0
0
0
28/9 - 4/10
T. Sibyl
0
0
14
0
0
0
1996
5/9 - 10/9
T. Sally
2
0
4
0
0
0
18/9 - 23/9
S.T.S. Willie
0
1
0
0
0
0
1997
31/7 - 3/8
T. Victor
1
0
58
0
0
0
20/8 - 23/8
T. Zita
0
0
3
0
0
0
1998
7/8 - 11/8
S.T.S. Penny
1
0
1
0
0
0
12/9 - 14/9
T.D.
0
0
10
0
0
0
15/10 - 27/10
T. Babs
0
0
14
0
0
0
1999
28/4 - 2/5
T. Leo
0
0
14
0
0
0
2/6 - 8/6
T. Maggie
0
0
5
0
2
0
25/7 - 28/7
T.S.
0
0
18
0
0
0
19/8 - 23/8
T. Sam
4
0
328
0
0
0
12/9 - 17/9
T. York
2
0
500
3
*
*
24/9 - 26/9
S.T.S. Cam
1
0
23
0
0
0
2000
15/7 - 16/7
T.D.
0
1
6
0
0
0
27/8 - 1/9
S.T.S. Maria
2
0
0
0
0
0
5/9 - 10/9
T. Wukong
0
0
1
0
0
1
2001
30/6 - 3/7
T. Durian
0
0
1
0
0
0
1/7 - 8/7
T. Utor
1
0
1
0
1
0
23/7 - 26/7
T. Yutu
0
0
10
0
0
0
28/8 - 1/9
T.S. Fitow
2
0
0
0
0
0
2002
15/8 - 20/8
S.T.S. Vongfong
0
0
2
0
0
1
10/9 - 13/9
S.T.S. Hagupit
0
0
32
0
0
3
2003
16/7 - 23/7
S.T.S. Koni
0
0
15
0
0
0
17/7 - 25/7
T. Imbudo
1
0
45
0
2
8
17/8 - 26/8
T. Krovanh
0
0
11
0
0
2
29/8 - 3/9
T. Dujuan
0
4
24
0
1
4
2004
14/7 - 16/7
T.S. Kompasu
0
0
12
0
0
0
2005
10/8 - 14/8
S.T.S. Sanvu
0
0
0
0
0
1
16/9 - 19/9
T.S. Vicente
2
0
0
0
0
0
21/9 - 28/9
T. Damrey
0
0
5
0
0
1
2006
9/5 - 18/5
T. Chanchu
0
0
6
0
1
0
27/6 - 29/6
T.S. Jelawat
1
0
0
0
0
0
31/7 - 4/8
T. Prapiroon
0
0
8
0
1
4
6/8 - 10/8
S.T.S. Bopha
0
0
0
0
0
1
23/8 - 25/8
T.D.
0
0
0
0
0
1
12/9 - 13/9
T.D.
0
0
1
0
0
0
27/10 - 6/11
T. Cimaron
0
0
4
0
0
0
2007
5/8 - 11/8
S.T.S. Pabuk
1
0
17
0
0
0
2008
15/4 - 20/4
T. Neoguri
0
0
2
0
0
0
18/6 - 26/6
T. Fengshen
0
0
17
0
0
0
4/8 - 8/8
S.T.S. Kammuri
0
0
37
0
0
0
17/8 - 23/8
T. Nuri
2
0
112
0
0
0
19/9 - 25/9
T. Hagupit
0
0
58
0
10
0
2009
15/7 - 19/7
T. Molave
0
0
5
0
3
0
1/8 - 9/8
S.T.S. Goni
4
0
10
0
1
0
9/9 - 12/9
T.S. Mujigae
0
0
1
0
0
0
12/9 - 16/9
T. Koppu
0
0
74
0
0
0
2010
19/7 - 23/7
T. Chanthu
4
0
30
0
0
0
2011
18/6 - 25/6
T.S. Haima
0
0
3
0
1
0
25/7 - 31/7
S.T.S. Nock-ten
0
0
4
0
0
1
23/9 - 1/10
T. Nesat
0
0
26
0
1
1
27/9 - 5/10
S.T. Nalgae
0
0
1
0
0
0
2012
26/6 - 30/6
T.S. Doksuri
0
0
2
0
1
0
20/7 - 25/7
S.T. Vicente
0
0
138
0
1
0
12 /8 - 18/8
T. Kai-tak
0
0
1
0
0
0
18/8 - 30/8
S.T. Tembin
1
0
1
0
0
0
2013
9 /8 - 16/8
SuperT. Utor
0
1
9
0
0
0
17/9 - 23/9
SuperT. Usagi
0
0
17
0
0
0
2014
14/6 - 15/6
T.S. Hagibis
0
0
1
0
0
0
14/9 - 17/9
T. Kalmaegi
0
0
29
0
0
0
2015
NIL
N.B.:
Based on information supplied by relevant government departments and public utility companies. Damage reports in the local press were also examined and collated.
