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    HKO Warnings/Signals Database

    Names of Warnings and Signals Record of start
    Standy Signal No. 1 Strong Wind Signal No. 3 NO. 8 SOUTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL No. 8 Northeast Gale Or Storm Signal
    No. 8 Southwest Gale Or Storm Signal No. 8 Northwest Gale Or Storm Signal Increasing Gale Or Storm Signal No. 9 Hurricane Signal No. 10
    Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals 1946
    Strong Monsoon Signal Strong Monsoon Signal 1950
    Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal Red Rainstorm Warning Signal Black Rainstorm Warning Signal Rainstorm Warnings 1998
    Landslip Warning Landslip Warning 1983
    Thunderstorm Warning Thunderstorm Warning 1967
    YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING RED FIRE DANGER WARNING Fire Danger Warnings 1995
    Special Announcement on Flooding in the northern New Territories Special Announcement on Flooding in the northern New Territories 1998
    Cold Weather Warning Cold Weather Warning 1999
    Very Hot Weather Warning Very Hot Weather Warning 2000
    Frost Warning Frost Warning 1998

    NB: Records shown in blue background and Italic font are provisional information for reference only.

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