Hurricane No. 3 moves quickly, landing in provinces from Thai Binh to Ha Tinh

At 04:00 on July 18, the location of the center of the storm was about 18.9 degrees north latitude; 110.5 degrees east longitude, on the eastern area of ​​Hainan Island, about 470km from the mainland provinces from Thai Binh to Ha Tinh to the east. The strongest wind in the area near the storm center is strong at level 9 (75-90km / hour), level 11 jerks.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , the storm will move quickly in the West, about 25-30km per hour; About this evening (July 18), the center of the storm zone with strong winds of level 8, level 10 recoil will directly affect the coastal areas of the provinces from Thai Binh to Ha Tinh, then the storm will enter the mainland. and weakened into a tropical depression. At 04:00 on July 19, the position of the tropical depression center was at about 19.2 degrees Vi Bac; 105.1 degrees east longitude, on land of North Central provinces. The strongest wind in the area near the center of the tropical depression is level 6 (40-50km / hour), level 8 shock. The level 6 strong winds, level 8 and above are about 50km from the tropical low pressure center.

Location and movement direction of storm No. 3.

Due to the effects of storms, in the North Sea (including the Paracel Islands) there is strong thunderstorm; in the North of the East Sea area today there are strong winds of 8-9, level 11 shock; The sea is very strong. In the Gulf of Tonkin, there is strong winds of level 6, after rising to level 7, the area near the center of the storm passes through level 8, shock level 10, 3-5m high waves; strong sea. The coastal area of ​​the North and North Central Plains is likely to rise sea level by about 0.5m; 2-4m high sea waves; strong sea.

From this afternoon (July 18) , the coastal areas of Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces have strong winds gradually rising to level 6-7, the area near the storm center passes through level 8 , level 10 jerk.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 to 36 hours , the tropical depression will continue to move in the West, then move in the West Northwest direction every hour, about 20 km and weaken into a low pressure area in Upper Lao area.

Level of disaster risk due to storm: level 3.

From this afternoon, in the delta and midland provinces of Northern Vietnam, provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh have very heavy rain and last until about July 20 (popular rainfall is 100-300mm / batch, there is a place above 350mm).

Warning: From July 18-20, on the upstream of Red-Thai Binh and Hoang Long rivers, rivers from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh will appear a flood. Flood peaks on Da River, Thao River, Hoang Long River and upstream rivers in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh up to the level of 1-PC2 and Buoi River (Thanh Hoa) on the District 2; downstream of the main rivers in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh are below the level 1. High risk of landslides and flash floods in the mountainous areas of Northern provinces and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh (details in flood reports, flash flood warning, landslides).

Warning of risks of natural disasters caused by floods, flash floods, landslides: level 2.