Tonight, Typhoon Durian landed in Khanh Hoa - Ninh Thuan

Last night 3-12, the location of the center of Typhoon Durian (storm No. 9) was about 13.4 degrees north latitude, 112.4 degrees east longitude, about 360 km east of the provinces from Binh Dinh to Khanh Hoa. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of strong storm level 12, level 13 (118-149km / hour), jerking over level 13.

Yesterday, the storm suddenly intensified to two levels, not weakening as the previous forecast. Recorded by the US Navy Storm Warning Center (JTWC) shows that Durian storm has lifted the wind from 139km / hour (level 13) to 167km / hour (level 15).

Nearly 1,000 boats focused on avoiding storms in Ca Na and Ninh Thuan ports (photos taken at 21:30 pm 3-12)
(Photo: TTO)

The international and Vietnamese meteorological agencies all shared the idea that the center of the storm zone will land in the south of Nha Trang this afternoon, then move to the west and southwest, passing through Tay Ninh and Binh areas. Phuoc. When coming to the mainland, the wind still has a wind of about 139km / hour (level 13), jerking 167km / hour (level 15), with this wind the devastation will be very great.

The Center for Central Hydrometeorological Forecasting (NCHMF) predicts that in the next 24 hours the storm will move west-southwest, about 15km per hour. By 16:00 this afternoon 4-12, the location of the storm center is about 12.2 degrees north latitude, 109.7 degrees east longitude, about 60 km east of Khanh Hoa coast to the east.

Around this evening, the center of the storm zone is capable of passing through coastal provinces from Khanh Hoa to Ninh Thuan, weakening a little and going deep into the mainland. At 19:00 on December 5, the position of the storm center is about 11.5 degrees north latitude, 105.9 degrees east longitude, in the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh.

From this early morning, the coastal provinces from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan wind will gradually increase to level 7, level 8, then increase to level 9, level 10, the area near the storm center level 11, level 12, jerks on level 12. This afternoon, the provinces in the south of the Central Highlands and the Southeast will wind up gradually to level 6, level 7, then increase to level 8, the area near the storm center level 9, level 10, jerking on level 10.

Diagram of forecasting the direction of the Central Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting shows that Durian typhoon is likely to land in Khanh Hoa - Ninh Thuan and Ho Chi Minh City is located in the area directly affected (Photo: TTO)

In the provinces from Quang Tri to Binh Thuan, the south of the Central Highlands, the South and the waters from Ca Mau to Kien Giang, there is a moderate rain, heavy rain, a place with very heavy rain, needing to prevent tornadoes. The coastal areas of Binh Dinh province to Binh Thuan need to be aware of high storm surges combined with 3-4m high tide and 5-7m high waves.

The provinces in the South East need to prevent heavy rain from generating floods in the East River, the water levels of the rivers from Quang Tri to Ninh Thuan and the South Central Highlands will rise quickly.

Ms. Le Thi Xuan Lan, deputy head of the South Hydrometeorological Department's forecast department, said that no matter which storm the province entered in the South Central region, Ho Chi Minh City will be directly affected. There will be wind level 6, 7 level 8 shock and wind swirl so it is very dangerous. Thus, in the last 10 years, there was a storm directly affecting Ho Chi Minh City.

Durian, a strange storm

Usually, the end of November is the end of the hurricane season, after this time it is very rare for storms to occur and if it is, it is usually not a strong storm.But Typhoon Durian was strong enough to be super stormy.This is a very unusual thing.

Not only is it abnormal, but it must be called bizarre when all the predictions of the international meteorological authorities before yesterday said that the storm will weaken quickly and when entering the mainland there is only very weak wind (about grade 8).And the storm has followed this trend, when crossing Luzon Island (Philippines) the storm has weakened rapidly, from above level 17, only level 13 and 14. But dawn through the storm suddenly strengthened.JTWC's record is a strong level 15 storm. This has upset all forecasts.

It is also strange that the typhoon at the end of the season if there are abnormalities, the storm changes with complicated directions but the storm Durian has moved quite stable.

Satellite images of Typhoon Durian at 21:00 pm on December 2 almost do not see the eye of the storm and the photo at 17pm
in the afternoon of December 3, there was a clear eye that showed that the storm was stronger when approaching the shore

(Photo: TTO)

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