A record 158.1 mm of rain fell in Hong Kong between 11 p.m. and midnight, the most in an hour since records began in 1884.
Hong Kong experienced the most rainfall in an hour since records began 140 years ago, leading to flash flooding that turned streets into raging rivers that looked better suited to white-water rafting than city living.Hong Kong weather authorities issued a black warning, an alert that more than 70 millimeters of rain was expected to fall in an hour, at 11:05 p.m. Thursday.
More than double that amount came down — the Hong Kong Observatory said that 158.1 mm of rain fell at its headquarters between 11 p.m. and midnight,JUST IN: Hong Kong just recorded its heaviest hourly rainfall on record with 158.1 mm [6.2 inches] between 11 PM and midnight . Records date back to 1884 . A rare “Black Rainstorm Warning Signal” has been issued by the HKO observatory.
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