Tonight, typhoon Son Tinh attacked, many places at risk of flooding

This afternoon, the storm No. 3 passed Hai Nam Island and entered the Gulf of Tonkin, due to the storm, in Bach Long Vi Island, there was strong winds of level 7, level 9 shock.

At 13:00 on July 18 , the location of the center of the storm was about 18.8 degrees north latitude; 108.0 degrees east longitude, right on the Gulf of Tonkin and about 240km from the provinces of Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh to the east. The strongest wind in the area near the center of the storm is strong at level 8-9 (60-90km / hour), level 11 shock.

In the next 12 hours , the storm will move quickly in the West, about 25-30km per hour; in the evening and tonight (July 18), the center of the stormy zone with strong winds of level 8, level 10 jerks will directly affect the coastal areas of the provinces from Thai Binh to Quang Binh, then the storm will go deep into land and weakened into tropical depression. By 01:00 on July 19, the position of the tropical depression center was about 18.9 degrees North latitude; 105.4 degrees east longitude, on land in the North Central region. The strongest wind in the area near the strong tropical low pressure center level 7 (50-60km / hour), level 9 shock.

Location and direction of movement of Son Tinh storm.

It is forecasted that in the next 12 to 24 hours , tropical depressions will continue to move in the West, about 20-25 km every hour and weaken into a low pressure area in Upper Lao area.

Due to the impact of storms, in the Gulf of Tonkin there is strong winds of level 7, the area near the storm center passes through strong levels of 8-9, shock level 11, 3-5m high waves; The sea is very strong. The coastal area in the North and North Central Plains has sea level rise on the tidal range of about 0.5-0.7m; 2-4m high sea waves; The sea is very strong.

From this evening (July 18) , on the mainland provinces of Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh, Quang Binh have strong winds up to level 6, then rise to level 7, shocking level 9; Nam Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh alone have strong winds of level 8, level 11.

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 are places above 350mm).

Warning: From July 18 to July 20, on the upper reaches of the system of Red - Thai Binh and Hoang Long rivers, rivers from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh will appear a flood. Flood amplitude on rivers is as follows: upstream of Red River - Thai Binh 2-4m; Hoang Long river from 1-2m; rivers from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh 3-5m. In this flood, the Da river flood peak reaches the level of 1; Thao river, Lo river, Hoang Long river and rivers in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh reach the level of 1, DC-2, particularly Buoi river (Thanh Hoa), Ngan Sau river and Ngan Pho (Ha Tinh) up to level BD2-BD3.

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