Reporting on the current status of storm No. 3 , Mr. Mai Van Khiem - Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology said that the storm is in the northern area of the North East Sea, about 500km east of Hainan Island (China). The storm intensity is level 16 (super storm level), gusting above level 17.
This is a very strong storm with a wide circulation. The area with strong winds of level 8 has a radius of about 250km, the area with strong winds of level 10 is about 150km, and the area with strong winds of level 12 is about 80km around the center of the storm.
International storm forecasting centers all agree that storm No. 3 will continue to maintain super typhoon level (level 16 or higher) until it reaches the eastern coastal area of Hainan Island. After that, storm No. 3 will move into the Gulf of Tonkin at level 13-14, gusting to level 16. When it affects the mainland, its intensity will likely be level 9-12, gusting to level 13-14.
According to Mr. Pham Duc Luan - Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Flood and Storm Prevention, on the afternoon of September 5, the storm center was about 450km east of Hainan Island (China) with a level 16 intensity, gusting to level 17 (8 levels higher than when entering the East Sea).
"The storm is forecast to move west at a speed of 10-15km/h; continue to maintain a very strong intensity of level 16, gusting over level 17 in the sea area east of Hainan Island (China). Natural disaster risk level 4 for the northern part of the North East Sea on September 5-6 and the eastern part of the Gulf of Tonkin on September 7, 2024.
Around the evening of September 7, the storm will make landfall in the Northern mainland (from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh) with an intensity of level 9-12, gusting to level 13-14. The highest waves will be 10.0-12.0m on September 5-6, 2024. Tide at Hon Dau station: The highest is 2.0m at 5:00 p.m. on September 7, 2024 (during low tide)" - Mr. Pham Duc Luan reported.
According to the Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Flood and Storm Prevention, from the night of September 6 to 9, the provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Lang Son, Ha Giang, Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, the Northern Delta and Thanh Hoa had rain from 150-350mm, some places over 500mm; other places in the Northeast from 100-150mm.
From the afternoon of September 7-8, the Northwest region had 100-200mm of rain, especially in Lao Cai, Yen Bai, and Son La provinces, 150-250mm, and locally over 350mm.
From September 7-10, a flood will occur on the rivers and streams of the North and Thanh Hoa with the flood peak on Thao, Cau, Thuong, and Luc Nam rivers at level 1-2; Lo River at level 1; Hoang Long River at level 2; small rivers and upstream rivers in Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, and Hoa Binh are likely to reach level 2-3.
