Storm Son-Tinh is about 190km from the mainland of provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh.

According to the news released at 5:00 p.m. on July 18 by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the forecast for the next 12 hours is, the storm moves west, about 20-25km per hour;Tonight and tonight (July 18), the storm center with strong winds of level 8, gusting to level 10 will directly affect coastal areas of provinces from Thai Binh to Quang Binh.The storm will then move inland and weaken into a tropical depression..

At 4:00 a.m. on July 19, the center of the tropical depression was located at about 18.9 degrees North latitude; 104.9 degrees East longitude, on land in the North Central region. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depressionlevel 6 strong(40-50km/h),level 8.

Storm No. 3 is about 190km from the mainland of the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh, with rough seas. Illustrative photo

Forecast for the next 12 to 24 hours,The tropical depression continued to move west, traveling about 20-25 km per hour and weakened into a low pressure area over Upper Laos.

Due to the direct impact of storm No. 3, in the North Central region:

* At sea:From this evening (July 18), there will be strong winds of level 6 - level 7, near the storm center, strong winds of level 8 - level 9, gusts of level 10, waves 3 - 5m high. Very rough seas. Coastal districts from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh are likely to have sea levels rising above the tide level of about 0.5m; waves 2 - 4m high. Very rough seas.

* On land:From this evening and tonight (July 18), there will be heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms. (During thunderstorms, beware of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.Coastal districts in the North Central region have winds gradually increasing to level 6 - level 7, areas near the storm's eye level 8, gusting to level 10.

This rain will last until around July 20. Total rainfall from July 18 to 20 is likely to reach: 150 - 300mm, some places over 300mm.

Heavy rain in a short period of timehighly likely to causeflash floods, landslides in mountainous areas;floodedin coastal and urban areas.Disaster risk level due to heavy rain: level 2

* Flood warning: From July 18 to July 20, on the upper reaches of the Red River - Thai Binh River system, Hoang Long River, rivers from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh, there will be a flood. The flood amplitude on the rivers is as follows: the upper reaches of the Red River - Thai Binh from 2-4m; Hoang Long River from 1-2m; rivers from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh from 3-5m.

During this flood, the flood peak on the Da River reached level 1; Thao River, Lo River, Hoang Long River and rivers in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh reached levels 1-2, while the Buoi River (Thanh Hoa), Ngan Sau and Ngan Pho Rivers (Ha Tinh) reached levels 2-3.Warning level of natural disaster risk due to floods, flash floods, landslides: level 2.