{
  "id": 5012761,
  "title": "Higher typhoon signal possible, depending on Saudel’s course after rare resurgence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/higher-typhoon-signal-possible-depending-on-saudels-course-after-rare-5012761",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T04:16:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3366053/higher-typhoon-signal-possible-depending-saudels-course-after-rare-resurgence"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hong Kong weather forecaster may raise the typhoon signal closer to the weekend due to Tropical Cyclone Saudel's potential change in course. Saudel has displayed a rare resurgence, prompting the Observatory to keep the standby No 1 signal in effect on Wednesday. Winds could become strong offshore and on high ground due to Saudel's interaction with the northeast monsoon. The forecaster warns that Saudel could linger over the northeastern South China Sea on Wednesday night and Thursday, then possibly turn westwards, nearing the Pearl River Delta around Friday and Saturday. However, there is uncertainty about Saudel's intensity and whether it will approach land or remain over the sea. If Saudel skirts closer to land, it will weaken more quickly; if it stays over the sea off eastern Guangdong, it will weaken more slowly. Saudel previously made landfall in Zhejiang province, China, on Friday, before strengthening and triggering the No 1 signal on Monday. The cyclone had weakened into an area of low pressure before re-intensifying into a tropical depression over Hainan Island. It is uncommon for tropical cyclones to re-intensify, as seen in the case of Tropical Storm Son-Tinh in 2018, which also intensified and weakened multiple times.",
  "summary": "Hong Kong’s weather forecaster may issue a higher typhoon signal closer to the weekend after Tropical Cyclone Saudel experienced a rare resurgence and could change its course over the South China Sea, edging towards the Pearl River Delta. The Observatory said the standby No 1 typhoon signal would remain in force on Wednesday, as Saudel travelled across the northeastern South China Sea. “Under the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Higher typhoon signal possible, depending on Saudel’s course after rare resurgence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/higher-typhoon-signal-possible-depending-on-saudels-course-after-rare",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:16:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}