Storm makes landfall earlier and stronger in Quang Ninh-Hai Phong
Storm Rammasun will make landfall around the morning of July 19 - earlier than expected and with greater intensity. The storm's eye is expected to hit Quang Ninh - Hai Phong with winds of level 10, 11, gusting to level 12, 13.
On the afternoon of July 16, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat chaired a meeting to respond to storm No. 2 (storm Rammasun) which entered the East Sea at 10:00 a.m. on July 17.
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| Storm No. 2 is currently at level 13, gusting to level 15-16 (Photo: NCHMF) |
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Storm expected to make landfall on the morning of July 19
Mr. Hoang Duc Cuong, Director of the Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said that compared to the forecast on July 15, the storm has a remarkable new development: it came earlier and has a stronger intensity.
“The storm is moving into the warmest waters in the East Sea and is slightly westward, so it is moving faster and has more intensity,” Mr. Cuong explained.
Currently, forecasts from different meteorological stations around the world agree on the intensity and direction of movement of storm Rammasun (from West Northwest to Northwest towards China's Hainan Island and then into Vietnam's Gulf of Tonkin).
The storm has a tendency to continuously strengthen. After entering the East Sea, it will continue to move between West Northwest and Northwest with intensity of level 13, 14, gusting to 15-16 before hitting Hainan Island on the morning of July 18.
After entering Hainan Island, the storm is likely to weaken by 1-2 levels and then enter the Gulf of Tonkin in the afternoon and night of July 18 with winds of level 11-12. When it reaches the coastal area of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong around the morning of July 19, the storm will still be strong at around level 10, 11, gusting to level 12-13, and it is not impossible that it will be stronger.
The storm then continued to move and entered the mainland of the Northeastern provinces (focusing on Quang Ninh - Hai Phong) on July 19, then moved west and weakened.
Rain will appear and last from July 18-22, mainly from the afternoon of July 19 and the morning of July 20, mainly concentrated in the Northeast coast, Northeast of the North and the Northern midlands with rainfall of 200-300mm, the Northern midlands and part of the North Central region are the focus of rain. The Northern mountainous region will have the heaviest rain on July 20.
Storm No. 2 is currently at level 13, gusting to level 15-16. At 4:00 p.m. on July 16, the eye of the storm was at approximately 15.4 degrees North latitude; 118.5 degrees East longitude, approximately 710 km East Southeast of the Paracel Islands. The strongest wind near the eye of the storm was at level 13 (134 to 149 km per hour), gusting to level 15 and level 16. At 4:00 p.m. on July 17, the center of the storm was at about 17.8 degrees North latitude; 114.1 degrees East longitude, about 230 km East Northeast of the Paracel Islands. The strongest winds near the center of the storm were at level 13 and 14 (134 to 166 km per hour), gusting to level 16 and 17. As of 4 p.m. on July 18, the center of the storm was at approximately 19.8 degrees North latitude; 110.1 degrees East longitude, in the area north of Hainan Island (China). The strongest winds near the center of the storm were at level 13 and 14 (134 to 166 km per hour), gusting to level 16 and 17. |
Basic response measures must be completed by July 17.
The Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention said that the provinces of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong - Nam Dinh have prepared plans to respond to the storm. The provinces from Quang Ninh to Phu Yen continue to count boats and prepare plans to respond when the storm makes landfall, such as evacuating people and preventing urban flooding. The northern mountainous region has implemented measures to deal with landslides and floods.
Mr. Phat suggested that it is necessary to discuss how to respond to storms in the Gulf of Tonkin so that by the evening of July 16, local authorities can be notified and prepared.
“It is forecasted that by noon on July 19, the storm will almost reach the shore. This kind of storm is very strong. Experience shows that according to the forecast of the meteorological centers, the storm center at 12 noon will have very strong winds by 8-9 am. So by the morning of July 19, almost nothing can be done. All response preparations must be completed by July 17-18, both at sea and on land,” Mr. Phat directed.
The director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting also said that on the evening of July 18, the wind in the Gulf of Tonkin had increased to level 8. Therefore, Mr. Phat emphasized that all preparations "must be basically completed by July 17."
On the morning of July 18, the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention held an online meeting with localities from 7 a.m. to discuss plans to ban sea travel and evacuate people.
According to Vietnamnet
