Typhoon Kalmaegi crossed Hainan Island and entered the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin

This afternoon (September 16), Typhoon 3 crossed the northern island of Hainan (China) into the North Sea of ​​Tonkin Gulf.

Currently, typhoons have affected coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh, causing strong winds of 7-9; In Bach Long Vi island, there was strong wind level 8, level 9 shock, Co To island had strong level 6 wind, level 8 jerk.

At 13 o'clock , the location of the center of the storm is about 20.4 degrees north latitude; 109.8 degrees east longitude, about 320km from Hai Phong - Quang Ninh coastline to the East of Southeast. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of the storm with a strong level of 12, level 13 (ie from 118 to 149km per hour), level 15 and level 16 jerks.

Photo of the path and location of Typhoon Kalmaegi

It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours , the storm will move in the West-Northwest direction, about 25-30km per hour. In the Gulf of Tonkin, there are strong winds of level 8-9, particularly in the Northern Gulf of Tonkin (including the districts of Bach Long Vy, Co To, Van Don and Cat Hai), grades 10-11, the area near the center of the storm passes level 12 - 13, level 15 - 16 jerks, ocean waves 5 - 6m high. The sea was fierce.

This night, the center of the storm will enter the mainland of the eastern provinces of the North, the strongest wind in the area near the center of the storm is strong at level 10 and level 11, then the storm goes deep inland and weakens further. By 01:00 on September 17, the location of the center of the storm was about 21.5 degrees North latitude; 106.3 degrees Kinh Dong, on the mainland of the Northern Northern provinces. The strongest wind in the area near the storm center is strong at level 9 (ie from 75 to 88km per hour), level 10 and level 11. In the coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh and Lang Son and Bac Giang provinces, Hai Duong has strong winds of level 8-9, the area near the center of the storm passes from level 10 to 11, level 12 to 13. The other places in the North East have strong winds of level 6-7, level 8 shock. Now in the North, there is a moderate rain, heavy rain, particularly in the Northeast and mountainous areas in the North, there is a heavy rain.

In the next 12 to 24 hours , the storm moved west-northwest, about 25 - 30 km per hour, continued to go deep into the soil and weakened into tropical depression and then a low pressure area. . By 13:00 on September 17, the central position of the low pressure area was about 22.5 degrees North latitude; 103.0 degrees east longitude, on the mountainous area in the northwest. The strongest wind in the center of the low pressure area falls below level 6 (ie less than 39km per hour). In the Northern provinces (including the Northwest) continue to have moderate rain, heavy rain to very large.