On the afternoon of September 6, many localities in the North began to record heavy rain and strong winds. Earlier, on the morning of September 6, the weather picture in the Northeastern region became gloomy with dense thunderstorms.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 1:00 p.m. on September 6, the center of storm No. 3 was located at approximately 19.8 degrees North latitude; 111.2 degrees East longitude, in the sea northeast of Hainan Island (China); approximately 450km East Southeast of Quang Ninh. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 16 (184-201km/h), gusting to level 17, moving in a West Northwest direction at a speed of 15-20km/h.
The storm is approaching and is expected to directly affect our country in less than a day. Due to the influence of storm circulation number 3 on Bach Long Vi island, there are strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 8.
From the night of September 6 and early morning of September 7, coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa will have winds gradually increasing to level 6-7, then increasing to level 8-9, near the storm center level 10-12, gusting to level 14; inland areas in the Northeast region will have strong winds of level 6-8, gusting to level 9-11. The strongest winds will be from morning to evening of September 7.
The Northern region and Thanh Hoa are likely to experience a heavy rainstorm with total rainfall ranging from 100-350mm, in some places over 500mm (the heaviest rain in the Northeast will be concentrated during the day and night of September 7; in the Northwest from the evening of September 7 to the night of September 8). Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams, and landslides on steep slopes.
Due to the influence of the wide storm circulation, on September 6, in the Northeast region, the area from Thanh Hoa - Thua Thien Hue needs to be on guard against the risk of thunderstorms, tornadoes and strong gusts of wind before the storm makes landfall.
The Northwestern sea area of the North East Sea has strong winds of level 11-14, the area near the storm's eye has winds of level 15-16, gusting over level 17; the sea is very rough.
The eastern sea area of Bac Bo Gulf (including Bach Long Vy island district) has strong winds of level 6-7. From the evening and night of September 6, the Bac Bo Gulf area (including Bach Long Vy island district, Co To) will have winds gradually increasing to level 8-9, then increasing to level 10-11, the area near the storm center will have winds of level 12-14, gusting to level 17; the sea will be very rough.
Residents and visitors in affected areas should regularly monitor weather forecasts and take necessary precautions to ensure safety.
People need to proactively prepare timely response measures to minimize damage caused by storms. In particular, coastal areas and low-lying areas need to pay attention to preparing for flooding and landslides.
