Suddenly No. 6 storm

The weakening low pressure area from the No. 6 storm suddenly returned to the form of a real storm early this morning and diverted threats to the North Central provinces - the most bizarre developments recorded in gas history. Vietnamese statue.

According to the emergency typhoon news on August 8, the Central Hydrometeorological Center, after dissipating into a low pressure area, Goni storm suddenly became stronger. Early this morning, the storm center is located on the western edge of Hainan Island (China), 270 km east of Thanh Hoa - Nghe An coast. The strongest wind in the area near the center of storm level 8, level 10.

In the next 24 hours, typhoon 6 moves counterclockwise with a speed of 5-10 km per hour around Hainan Island, directly affecting the South China Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin. Tomorrow morning, the storm center is about 220 km northeast of Quang Tri - Thua Thien Hue coast with an increase in wind power. From the center of the storm the dangerous strong wind region has a radius of up to 150 km.

Typhoon Goni intensifies, threatening coastal waters and North Central provinces.(Photo: NCHMF)

On the way of the storm, in the South Sea of ​​the Tonkin Gulf and the North West of the Hoang Sa archipelago, there are strong winds of level 7, the area near the storm center is windy with level 11. Thua Thien Hue faces great flood risks in rivers and streams, flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas, flooding in low-lying areas.

In addition, due to the impact of super typhoon Morakot raging in the northern island of Taiwan, the waters off the provinces from Da Nang to Ca Mau, the middle and southern regions of the East Sea have strong winds of level 8. Particularly in the East region North East Sea strong level 10, shock level 12. Sea waves as high as 5 meters.

After judging the storm yesterday, the US Navy meteorological agency had to redraw the direction of storm Goni.(Photo: NRLMRY)

According to Mr. Le Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Center, this is the storm with the most strange happenings in the meteorological history of Vietnam with many times changing direction, weakening and strengthening again. The storm after escaping from the mainland, supplied with energy and moisture from the sea surface, increased again.

" We have never recorded a storm with a counterclockwise direction and around Hainan Island. The storms that change direction when entering the South China Sea often go up north in a parabola direction toward Japan. "Mr. Hai said.

Although not a strong storm, Goni storm with unprecedented challenges not only Vietnam but also all meteorological agencies of the world . The meteorological stations of Hong Kong, the US Navy, and Japan . all issued news of the weakening of the storm into a low pressure area and dissipated on Hainan Island yesterday.

" The prediction of Goni storm is very difficult, suggesting people continue to follow closely the next newsletter ," Hai said.