Tropical Storm Ma-on Barrels Toward Hong Kong, Guangdong Province

A woman holding an umbrella walks on a pedestrian bridge by surveillance cameras, near Caopu in Shenzhen's Luohu district, Guangdong province, China, on July 5, 2022. David Kirton/Reuters

BEIJING—Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday, bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected to make landfall along the coast of Guangdong province on Thursday.

At 12:40 p.m. (04:40 GMT), the Hong Kong Observatory issued a strong wind advisory, with speeds up to 62 kph (39 mph) expected. The storm, about 440 kilometer (270 miles) southeast of Hong Kong, was expected to lash the city with heavy rains later into Thursday morning.