Storm level 15 likely to affect Da Nang to Khanh Hoa from November 6

On the afternoon of November 4, Dr. Mai Van Khiem, Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, shared his assessment of storm Kalmaegi.

According to forecasts from hydrometeorological experts, on the night of November 4 and early morning of November 5, storm Kalmaegi crossed the northern part of Palawan Island (Philippines) and entered the East Sea as storm number 13, with storm intensity reaching over level 14 in the Truong Sa special zone and the Da Nang - Khanh Hoa sea area.

“On the evening of November 2, the Department of Hydrometeorology issued a storm warning near the East Sea, stating that early in the morning of November 5, when it enters the East Sea, its intensity may reach level 13-14, gusting to level 17 while still active at sea; then the storm will move towards the Vietnamese mainland, focusing on the area of provinces from Da Nang City to Dak Lak ,” said Mr. Khiem.

It is forecasted that around the afternoon of November 6, the storm will move into the central sea area and from the night of November 6, the storm is likely to directly affect the area from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa , causing strong winds (coastal areas may have strong storm winds from level 10-12, gusting to level 15, deep inland there is a possibility of strong storm winds of level 7-9, gusting to level 13-14). There is a possibility of heavy rain from the night of November 6 to November 9, with heavy rain concentrated in the provinces from Quang Tri to Dak Lak.

“This is a very strong storm, with a wide storm circulation and strong winds that directly affect coastal provinces/cities from South Quang Tri to Dak Lak (the path and impact are similar to storm No. 12 - Damrey in 2017 and storm No. 9 (Molave) in 2018. It is necessary to continue monitoring because the scenarios of intensity and direction of movement, rain center and rainfall are likely to fluctuate in the coming days,” said Mr. Khiem.

Dr. Mai Van Khiem - Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (sitting in the middle) shares information about storm Kalmaegi.

Sharing about the impact of typhoon Kalmaegi, Mr. Khiem said: “In the central East Sea area (including the sea area north of Truong Sa special zone), the wind gradually increased to level 7-8, then increased to level 9-11; the area near the eye of the storm passed through strong level 12-14, gusting to level 17, waves 5m high, the area near the eye of the storm was 8-10m high. The sea was very rough. From early morning on November 6, the sea area from Da Nang city to Khanh Hoa (including Ly Son special zone) the wind gradually increased to level 6-7, then increased to level 8-11; the area near the eye of the storm passed through strong level 12-14, gusting to level 17, waves 4-6m high, the area near the eye of the storm was 6-8m high. The sea was very rough”.

Coastal areas from Hue City to Dak Lak have storm surges of 0.3-0.6m high.

Hydrometeorological forecasters warn that from the evening of November 5, coastal areas from Hue City to Dak Lak should be on guard against rising sea levels accompanied by large waves causing flooding in low-lying areas, waves overflowing dikes, coastal roads, coastal erosion, slowing down flood drainage in the area. All ships, boats, and aquaculture areas in the above-mentioned dangerous areas are strongly affected by storms, whirlwinds, strong winds, large waves, and rising sea levels.

On land, from the evening of November 6, coastal areas from South Quang Tri to Da Nang City, the East of Quang Ngai and Dak Lak provinces, winds gradually increased to level 6-7, then increased to level 8-9, the area near the storm's eye had strong winds of level 10-12 (in the center is the East of Quang Ngai-Dak Lak provinces), gusting to level 14-15.

From the evening and night of November 6, the western part of Quang Ngai and Gia Lai provinces will gradually increase the wind to level 6-7, the area near the storm's eye will increase to level 8, gusting to level 10.

Regarding heavy rain, the cold air is currently weakening, and there are no signs of it strengthening again on November 6-7. During this time, the activity of the easterly wind zone is not strong, so the rain is mainly due to the distant circulation of storm No. 13 .

On November 6-7, the area from Da Nang City to Dak Lak will have very heavy rain with common rainfall of 200-400mm/period, locally over 600mm/period; the area from South Quang Tri to Hue City, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong will have heavy rain, locally very heavy rain with common rainfall of 150-300mm/period, locally over 450mm/period. From November 8, heavy rain in the above areas is likely to decrease.

On November 7-8, the area from North Quang Tri to Thanh Hoa will have moderate rain, heavy rain, and locally very heavy rain with common rainfall of 50-150mm/period, locally over 200mm/period. Warning of risk of heavy rain >200mm/3 hours.

Due to the influence of the wide storm circulation, it is necessary to guard against the risk of thunderstorms, tornadoes and strong gusts of wind both before and during the storm's landfall.

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