Storm No. 5 causes strong winds and heavy rain from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri

Satellite image of storm clouds No. 5 and the center of the storm at 6 p.m. on August 24. Source: National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

Forecast in the next 3 hours, the storm moves west northwest at a speed of about 15km/h.

At 4:00 a.m. on August 25, the center of storm No. 5 was at about 18 degrees north latitude, 107.9 degrees east longitude in the southern Gulf of Tonkin (about 240km from Nghe An, 210km from Ha Tinh , and 140km from northern Quang Tri to the east) with the strongest winds at level 13-14, gusting to level 16.

The storm continues to move west-northwest at a speed of 20km/h. At 4pm on August 25, the center of storm No. 5 was at about 18.5 degrees north latitude, 105.6 degrees east longitude on the mainland from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri with the strongest wind at level 11-12, gusting to 14.

Level 4 natural disaster risk in the coastal area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri and inland from Thanh Hoa to Northern Quang Tri; level 3 in the northern East Sea, Gulf of Tonkin, and the southern sea from Quang Tri to Hue.

Storm No. 5 continues to move inland in a west-northwest direction and gradually weakens.

Forecast map of storm No. 5's trajectory on the afternoon of August 24. Source: National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

Due to the influence of the storm, the sea area from Thanh Hoa to Hue has strong winds of level 7-9, then increasing to level 10-11, the area near the storm's eye has strong winds of level 12-14 and gusts of level 16; waves are 5-7m high, the area near the storm's eye has waves of 8-10m high.

On land from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, there are strong winds of level 8-10, near the storm center, strong winds of level 11-13 and gusts of level 14-15; coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh have winds of level 6-8, gusts of level 9.

From August 24 to 26, the area from Thanh Hoa to northern Quang Tri will have very heavy rain with rainfall from 200-400mm, locally over 700mm, with a risk of rain exceeding 200mm in 3 hours.

According to the forecast of the Central Hydrometeorological Station, the sea area of Da Nang city will have strong winds gradually increasing to level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9, rough seas, and waves 2-4m high.

Due to the influence of the western edge of storm No. 5's circulation, from August 24 to 26, Da Nang city will have showers and thunderstorms, locally with moderate to heavy rain; during thunderstorms, be on guard against tornadoes and lightning.

Rain concentrated on August 24-25, then gradually decreased. Total rainfall in communes and wards was generally from 40-100mm, some places over 130mm; in communes and wards in the southern delta, it was generally 30-60mm, some places over 80mm.

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