Storm KALMAEGI is very strong, directly affecting the Central region.

(Chinhphu.vn) – Storm KALMAEGI has very strong intensity, wide storm circulation, strong winds directly affecting coastal provinces/cities from South Quang Tri to Dak Lak.

Path of storm KALMAEGI on the afternoon of November 4

On the afternoon of November 4, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting informed about the development of storm KALMAEGI. Accordingly, on the night of November 4 to the morning of November 5, storm KALMAEGI crossed the north of Palawan Island (Philippines) and entered the East Sea, becoming storm number 13, with the storm's intensity reaching over level 14 in the Truong Sa special zone and the Da Nang - Khanh Hoa sea area.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that early in the morning of November 5, the storm will enter the East Sea, with an intensity that can 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 provinces from Da Nang City to Dak Lak .

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, gusts of level 15, deep inland there may be strong storm winds of level 7-9, gusts of level 13-14) and heavy rain from the night of November 6 to November 9, the area of ​​heavy rain is concentrated in the provinces from Quang Tri to Dak Lak.

According to Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Mai Van Khiem, this is a very strong storm, with a wide storm circulation and strong winds directly affecting 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.

Regarding the impact at sea, the Central East Sea area (including the sea area north of Truong Sa special zone) will have winds gradually increasing to level 7-8, then increasing to level 9-11; the area near the storm's eye will have strong winds of level 12-14, gusting to level 17, waves 5.0-7.0 m high, the area near the storm's eye will have waves of 8.0-10.0 m high. The sea will be very rough.

From early morning on November 6, the sea area from Da Nang City to Khanh Hoa (including Ly Son special zone) gradually increased winds to level 6-7, then increased to level 8-11; the area near the storm center had strong winds of level 12-14, gusts of level 17, waves 4.0-6.0 m high, the area near the storm center had waves of 6.0-8.0 m high. The sea was very rough.

Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Mai Van Khiem provides information about storm KALMAEGI - Photo: VGP/Thu Cuc

Storm surge and coastal flooding warning

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting also warns of storm surges and flooding in coastal areas:

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

From the evening of November 5, coastal areas from Hue City to Dak Lak are 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.

From the evening of November 6, on the mainland along the coast from South Quang Tri to Da Nang City, the East of Quang Ngai and Dak Lak provinces, the wind gradually increased to level 6-7, then increased to level 8-9, the area near the storm's eye was strong at level 10-12 (focusing on 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 be level 8, gusting to level 10.

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

From November 6-7, the area from Da Nang City to Dak Lak will have very heavy rain with common rainfall of 200-400 mm/period, locally over 600 mm/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 150-300 mm/period, locally over 450 mm/period. From November 8, heavy rain in the above areas is likely to decrease.

From 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 50-150 mm/period, locally over 200 mm/period.

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.

Thu Cuc

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