Storm No. 6 weakens into tropical depression on land

On the afternoon of August 30, storm No. 6 (Nongfa) weakened into a tropical depression and made landfall in the Ha Tinh-Quang Tri region. Due to the influence of the tropical depression, from the evening of August 30 to the end of August 31, the area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh, the midlands, the Northern Delta and Quang Tri will have heavy to very heavy rain.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the influence of storm No. 6, in Bach Long Vi special zone (Hai Phong), there are strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 9; Co To special zone (Quang Ninh) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 8; Hon Ngu station (Nghe An) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 9, waves 2.5m high; Con Co special zone (Quang Tri) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 8; Quynh Luu station (Nghe An) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 9; Hoanh Son station ( Ha Tinh ) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 7; Nga Son station (Thanh Hoa), Vinh station (Nghe An), Ky Anh station (Ha Tinh) has gusts of level 7;...

In the provinces from Nghe An to Da Nang city, there has been heavy rain, locally very heavy rain over 300mm. This afternoon (August 30), after making landfall in the Ha Tinh-Quang Tri area, storm No. 6 has weakened into a tropical depression.

At 4 p.m., the center of the tropical depression was at about 18.1 degrees north latitude; 106.1 degrees east longitude, in the Ha Tinh-northern Quang Tri area. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression was level 6-7 (39-61 km/h), gusting to level 9. Moving west at a speed of 20-25 km/h.

At sea, the sea area from the south of Nghe An to the north of Quang Tri (including Hon Ngu island and Con Co special zone) has heavy thunderstorms, strong winds of level 6-7, gusts of level 9; waves 2-4m high, rough seas.

The sea area north of Bac Bo Gulf and Thanh Hoa has strong winds of level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 9; waves 2-3.5m high, rough seas.

The weather at sea and in coastal areas is very dangerous and unsafe for vehicles and structures operating in dangerous areas such as cruise ships, passenger ships, transport ships, cages, rafts, and aquaculture areas.

On the mainland, coastal provinces from Nghe An to Quang Tri have strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 7-8.

From the evening of August 30 to the end of August 31, the area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh will have heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 100-180mm, locally over 300mm; the midland, Northern Delta and Quang Tri will have moderate to heavy rain, locally very heavy rain with common rainfall of 40-100mm, some places over 200mm.

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