Storm Tra Mi is considered a storm with a zigzag path and complex developments. The reason is due to the influence of many other weather patterns such as cold air and storm Kong-Rey.
Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - Head of Division Weather Forecast, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting provided the latest comments on the impact of storm No. 6.
Sir, what is the current status of storm No. 6 Tra Mi and what impacts has it caused?
- Currently, storm number 6 is north of Hoang Sa archipelago and about 300km east of the Central provinces. The current intensity of storm number 6 is about level 11, gusting to level 13 - level 14.
Storm No. 6 also caused strong winds in Ly Son island area with intensity of level 6 and gusts above level 6.
Typhoon Tra Mi is forecast to stay in the East Sea for quite a while, so what will be the next impacts on the sea weather?
- The sea area west of the North East Sea has strong winds of level 8-9, near the storm center, level 10-11, gusts of level 14, waves 4-6m high, near the storm center, 6-8m; rough seas.
From now on, storm No. 6 will cause strong winds of level 6 - level 7 for most of the Central coastal area. Then, along with the movement of storm No. 6 closer to shore, the winds of Con Co island, Cu Lao Cham, Ly Son and the Central coastal area will gradually increase to level 8 - level 9, the area near the storm center will be level 9 - level 10, gusting to level 11 - level 12.
So what are the most notable impacts of storm Tra Mi on the mainland weather, sir?
- Due to the influence of the storm circulation, from this afternoon, October 26, coastal and inland areas from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai have had showers and thunderstorms.
From tonight, October 26 to the night of October 28, the Central Central region will experience heavy rain. We pay close attention to rain occurring in the circulation of a storm with high intensity. Rainfall in 3 hours can be more than 100mm, in 6 - 12 hours it can be more than 200mm.
Prolonged and heavy rains can cause urban flooding, flash floods and landslides in the Central region.
Regarding strong winds on land, from early morning and tomorrow, October 27, the area from Quang Tri to Quang Nam will have strong coastal winds of level 6-7, and near the storm center of level 8-9. The strongest wind time is from morning to tomorrow afternoon, October 27.
Thank you very much!
