The No. 8 storm signal is currently in effect. The Hong Kong Observatory predicts that Ragasa will maintain its super typhoon intensity and is expected to be closest to the Pearl River Estuary tomorrow morning (Sept. 24). It is anticipated that the weather in Hong Kong will start to deteriorate rapidly later today (Sept. 23). The Observatory stated that it will assess whether a higher tropical cyclone warning signal is needed later tonight to early tomorrow, depending on the distance of Ragasa from Hong Kong and local wind changes.
The Security Bureau posted on social media today, indicating that the Government Flying Service has just deployed a fixed-wing aircraft to capture data from the center of Typhoon Ragasa. The aircraft even flew through the eye of the storm, capturing the internal structure of Ragasa at the moment of crossing the eye, which was quite stunning! Due to the typhoon's immense power and wide reach, the aircraft was unable to capture a complete and clear image of the eye; it only managed to capture a quarter of the eyewall, describing it as "super exaggerated"!
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