Storm No. 5 is only 185km from Nghe An

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 6am this morning (August 25), storm No. 5 was moving at 15-20km/h and was only about 185km from Nghe An province.

Map predicting the path and intensity of storm No. 5.

Specifically, the storm center is located at about 18.3 degrees North latitude; 107.4 degrees East longitude, about 185km East Southeast of Nghe An, about 165km East of Ha Tinh , about 160km East Northeast of Bac Quang Tri.

The strongest wind is level 14 (150-166km/h), gusting to level 17.

It is forecasted that in the next 3 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction, at a speed of about 15-20km/h.

At 4:00 p.m. on August 25, the storm center was located at 18.6 degrees North latitude, 106.0 degrees East longitude, in the coastal waters of Thanh Hoa - Northern Quang Tri ; maintaining intensity at level 14, gusting to level 17.

At 4:00 a.m. on August 26, the storm continued to move West Northwest, at a speed of about 20km/h; located at 19.1 degrees North latitude, 104.0 degrees East longitude, in the Central Laos area, the intensity decreased to level 8, gusting to level 11.

At around 4:00 p.m. on August 26, the storm's center was over Central Laos and gradually weakened, with an intensity below level 6.

Disaster risk level warning: • Level 3: North East Sea, Gulf of Tonkin, Thanh Hoa - Quang Tri sea. • Level 4: Coastal Thanh Hoa - Quang Tri, mainland Thanh Hoa - Northern Quang Tri.

NM

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