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<identifier>HK-HKO-METCTR-WTS-20260913163300-S</identifier>
<sender>cap-alert@hko.gov.hk</sender>
<sent>2026-09-13T16:33:00+08:00</sent>
<status>Actual</status>
<msgType>Update</msgType>
<scope>Public</scope>
<references>cap-alert@hko.gov.hk,HK-HKO-METCTR-WTS-20260913162700-S,2026-09-13T16:27:00+08:00</references>
<info>
<language>en-US</language>
<category>Met</category>
<event>Thunderstorm Warning</event>
<urgency>Immediate</urgency>
<severity>Extreme</severity>
<certainty>Likely</certainty>
<eventCode>
<valueName>ACTION</valueName>
<value>UPDATE</value>
</eventCode>
<eventCode>
<valueName>WCODE</valueName>
<value>WTS</value>
</eventCode>
<eventCode>
<valueName>FirstIssue</valueName>
<value>2026-09-13T16:27:00+08:00</value>
</eventCode>
<effective>2026-09-13T16:33:00+08:00</effective>
<expires>2026-09-13T17:30:00+08:00</expires>
<senderName>Hong Kong Observatory</senderName>
<headline>Thunderstorm Warning issued at 4:27 p.m. on 13 Sep 2026 will remain in force until 5:30 p.m. today.</headline>
<description>Isolated squally thunderstorms are expected to occur over Southern Waters and Islands of Hong Kong.
Intense gusts of around 70 kilometres per hour were recorded at Tai O at around 4:30 p.m.
Intense gusts reaching 70 kilometres per hour or above may continue to affect Southern Waters and Islands of Hong Kong.

</description>
<instruction>Members of the public are advised to take the following precautions when thunderstorms occur:
1. Seek safe shelter as soon as possible if you are outdoors.
2. Leave the water. Do not swim outdoors or engage in other outdoor water sports.
3. Do not stand on high ground. Keep away from highly conductive objects, trees or masts.
4. Take precautions against intense gusts. Beware of flying debris and falling objects.
5. Drivers using highways and flyovers should reduce speed to be alert to intense gusts.</instruction>
<area>
<areaDesc>Southern Waters and Islands of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China</areaDesc>
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</area>
</info>
<info>
<language>zh-HK</language>
<category>Met</category>
<event>雷暴警告</event>
<urgency>Immediate</urgency>
<severity>Extreme</severity>
<certainty>Likely</certainty>
<eventCode>
<valueName>ACTION</valueName>
<value>UPDATE</value>
</eventCode>
<eventCode>
<valueName>WCODE</valueName>
<value>WTS</value>
</eventCode>
<eventCode>
<valueName>FirstIssue</valueName>
<value>2026-09-13T16:27:00+08:00</value>
</eventCode>
<effective>2026-09-13T16:33:00+08:00</effective>
<expires>2026-09-13T17:30:00+08:00</expires>
<senderName>香港天文台</senderName>
<headline>天文台在9月13日下午4時27分發出雷暴警告，有效時間至今日下午5時30分。</headline>
<description>預料香港南部水域及島嶼有局部地區狂風雷暴。
在下午4時30分左右，大澳錄得每小時約70公里的強陣風。
預料高達每小時70公里或以上的強陣風繼續吹襲香港南部水域及島嶼。

</description>
<instruction>雷暴發生時，請採取以下預防措施：
1. 如身處室外，請儘快到安全地方躲避。
2. 離開水面。切勿在戶外游泳或進行其他戶外水上運動。
3. 切勿站立於高地或接近導電的物體、樹木或桅杆。
4. 提防強陣風。留心被飛散或墜落物件擊中。
5. 在高速公路或天橋上的駕車人士應減低車速，提防強陣風吹襲。</instruction>
<area>
<areaDesc>中國香港特別行政區，香港南部水域及島嶼</areaDesc>
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</area>
</info>
</alert>
