Latest storm Noul news on May 10: Strong level 15, gusts above level 17

According to the latest information on storm Noul from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the storm is moving northwest at about 20km per hour and will continue to strengthen.

At 8:00 p.m. on May 9, the center of the storm was at about 15.5 degrees North latitude; 124.5 degrees East longitude, about 280 km East Southeast of Luzon Island (Philippines). The strongest wind near the center of the storm was at level 15 (167 to 183 km per hour), gusting to level 17.

Forecast in the next 24 hours, the storm moves northwest, about 20km per hour and continues to strengthen.

As of 7 p.m. on May 10, the center of the storm was at approximately 18.3 degrees North latitude; 121.7 degrees East longitude, on the northern coast of Luzon Island (Philippines). The strongest wind near the center of the storm was at level 15 (167 to 183 km per hour), gusting to level 17.

Map of the path of storm Noul (photo: National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting)

During the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm will continue to move in a northwest direction, then likely change direction to move in a northeast direction, traveling about 20km per hour.

As of 7 p.m. on May 11, the center of the storm was at approximately 22.5 degrees North latitude; 122.7 degrees East longitude, approximately 160 km East Southeast of Taiwan Island (China). The strongest wind near the center of the storm was at level 12 (118 to 133 km per hour), gusting to level 14 and 15.

Due to the influence of the storm circulation, from the evening of May 10, the northeastern sea area of ​​the East Sea will have strong winds of level 6-8, gusting to level 9-10. The sea will be rough.

During the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm will move rapidly in a northeast direction, traveling about 40km per hour.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from some dangerous areas in the Philippines before a major storm, said to have winds of more than 160km/h, approaches the country, according to The Guardian newspaper.

The northwestern part of Luzon Island (Philippines) is expected to bear the brunt of this category 4 storm when it makes landfall at 5 a.m. (local time) on May 10.

More than 11,000 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters in two towns around Mount Bulusan due to fears of landslides, said Raben Dimaano, an official with the disaster mitigation agency in Sorsogon province.

Mayors of cities likely to be affected by the storm will decide over the next few hours whether to continue with further evacuations. According to local weather forecasts, 19 locations on Luzon are expected to be in the storm's impact zone.

The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Philippines' Cagayan and Isabela provinces before weakening as it moves along the Sierra Madre mountain range and out to the northeast of the island.

According to Infonet