Hong Kong forecaster issues 2 amber rainstorm signal on Sunday, warns of floods

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Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued two amber rainstorm warnings on Sunday morning and warned local residents of possible flooding as a monsoon continued to bring heavy showers to the region.

“An active southwest monsoon is bringing showers and thunderstorms to the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea,” the Observatory said.

“Though the rainstorm warning has been cancelled, people should stay alert to the danger that may be brought about by river flooding.”

The forecaster cancelled its second amber rainstorm warning at 12.30pm, just over an hour after it was raised. It followed an earlier one that was issued at 5.45am and cancelled two hours later.

An amber warning signal means that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 30 millimetres (1.2 inches) in an hour, and is likely to continue.

An amber rainstorm signal issued at 10.35pm on Saturday was also cancelled at 1.15am on Sunday.