The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) lowered all its typhoon signals at 3:30 pm today.
Day: August 19, 2020
Macao appears to have escaped major damage and injuries during Typhoon Higos even though storm warning signal No. 10, the highest typhoon signal, remained hoisted for 2 1/2 hours, between 5:00 am and 7:30 am today.
The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) will lower the signal level to Signal No. 3 at 11:30 am this morning as local winds will weaken. This will replace the Signal No. 8NE hoisted at 7:30 am earlier in the day.
Typhoon Higos has made landfall near the western coast of Zhuhai. The present No. 10 signal was replaced by No. 8 at 07:30 this morning.
The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau hoisted the typhoon signal No. 10 at 05:00 today.
Bridges closed between Macao and Taipa as typhoon Higos near Macao
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau issued the third level of a storm surge warning that the flood level is forecast to reach between 1 metre and 1.5 metres above the road level in the Inner Harbour area.