Storm Dianmu accelerated, Hanoi prepared to catch a storm

Early this morning, the storm No. 3 began to accelerate and tended to strengthen. It is expected that tomorrow morning, the storm will reach the mainland with strong winds of level 11, level 13-14 shock.

1. Believe storms near shore

At 04:00 on August 18 , the location of the center of the storm was about 20.8 degrees Vi Bac; 112.2 degrees Kinh Dong, on the southwestern coast of Guangdong Province (China). The strongest wind is in the area near the center of strong storm level 8 (60-75km / hour), level 10-11.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , the storm No. 3 will move mainly in the West, about 10-15km every hour. At 04:00 on August 19, the location of the center of the storm is about 20.5 degrees north latitude; 108.6 degrees east longitude, in the northern Gulf of Tonkin. Strongest winds in the area near the center of the storm are strong levels of 9-10 (75-100km / hr), 11-13 level jerks and continue to increase.

Due to the effects of typhoons, the waters off the southwest of Guangdong Province (China) have strong winds of 8-9, level 11-12 shock. The sea is very strong. The North East Sea area continues to have thunderstorms and strong winds. Level 3 disaster risk level.

From this evening (August 18) , in the Gulf of Tonkin (including the districts of Bach Long Vi, Cat Hai, Co To and Van Don), the wind will gradually increase to level 6-8, the area near the center of the storm will go strong. level 9-10, level 11-13 shock, sea waves 3-5m high. The sea is very strong.

Location and path of storm No. 3.

In the next 24 to 36 hours, the storm moves mainly in the West, about 15-20km per hour and continues to increase. By 16:00 on August 19 , the location of the center of the storm was about 20.4 degrees Vi Bac; 106.0 degrees east longitude, on land of our country. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of the storm with a strong level of 10-11 (90-120km / hour), shocking level 12-14.

Due to the influence of typhoons, the Gulf of Tonkin (including Bach Long Vi, Cat Hai, Co To and Van Don districts) has strong winds of 8-9 level, the area near the center of the storm passes through 10-11 level, shock level 12-14, ocean waves 3-5m high. The sea was fierce. From August 19, the storm No. 3 will directly affect the areas of the eastern provinces of the North and North Central (Quang Ninh-Nghe An). Hai Phong-Nam Dinh coastal area has storm surge water combined with 3-4m high tide. Level 3 disaster risk level.

In the next 36 to 48 hours, the storm moved mainly in the West, about 15-20km per hour, going deep into the mainland and weakening. At 04:00 on August 20, the location of the storm center is about 20.4 degrees Vi Bac; 103.5 Kinh Dong, on the upper part of Laos. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of the storm with level 8, level 9-10.

In the next 48 to 60 hours , the storm is capable of changing the direction of travel in the West-Northwest direction, every hour is 15-20km, continuing to go deep into the land, weakening and fading.

2. Landscape of heavy rain, flash flood and landslide

From this afternoon (August 18) to the end of August 20, there was a large-scale rain all over the North and North Central region with the rainfall from 200-300mm, somewhere over 500mm. Floods will appear on the system of Red-Thai Binh River, Hoang Long River, Ky Cung River and Bang Giang River, with the flood amplitude upstream from 2-5m, downstream from 2-3m, flood peak at the newspaper level dynamic I to alarm II; upstream of Ma river and Buoi river up to alarm level II, lowering to alarm level I to alarm II. Ca river and La river rise to alarm level I.

High risk of large floods, flash floods, flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides in Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Quang Ninh and mountainous areas of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces; inundation in the Northern Delta and low-lying areas in Bac Trung Bo (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh). Level 2 disaster risk level.

In addition, due to the strong influence of the southwest monsoon, the waters from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau and the southern area of ​​the South China Sea (including Truong Sa archipelago) continue to have strong southwest winds of level 6, jerky. level 7-9, 2-4m high waves, rough seas. Level 1 disaster risk level.