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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Sun Sep 22, 2013, 06:43 AM Sep 2013

Usagi may be "30 year storm" for Hong Kong

Oy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24193201

80,000 people have already evacuated Fujian, and basically the entire Chinese and Vietnamese fishing fleets have been called in. This could be rough.

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Usagi may be "30 year storm" for Hong Kong (Original Post) Recursion Sep 2013 OP

Not surprised they've call the boats in. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #1

Fujian province? That's no where near Hong Kong. That's one province north of Guangdong Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #2

dipsydoodle

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1. Not surprised they've call the boats in.

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Sun Sep 22, 2013, 06:50 AM

Sep 2013

Little or no protection out there at sea. At least on land you've got half a chance of coping.

Nanjing to Seoul

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2. Fujian province? That's no where near Hong Kong. That's one province north of Guangdong

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 08:06 AM

Sep 2013

on the East China coast across from Taiwan.

This monster is that big? If it hugs the coast, I may get hit with it here in Suzhou. I'm only 60 KM from Shanghai.

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