Storm Ragasa is 120km from Quang Ninh, heavy rain in the North today

It is forecasted that at noon today, September 25, storm Ragasa (storm number 9) will make landfall in Quang Ninh and gradually weaken. In the North, there will be heavy to very heavy rain.

Forecast of the location and direction of storm Ragasa at 4:00 a.m. on September 25 - Photo: NCHMF

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting at 6:00 a.m. this morning, the center of storm Ragasa (storm No. 9) was about 120km east of Mong Cai ( Quang Ninh ), with the strongest wind at level 9 (75-88km/h), gusting to level 11.

Due to the influence of storm No. 9, in Bach Long Vi special zone ( Hai Phong ) there were strong winds of level 7, gusting to level 8.

Forecast from this morning to this afternoon (next 12 hours), storm Ragasa will move west at a speed of about 20km/h.

Around noon today, the storm made landfall in Quang Ninh province and gradually weakened into a tropical depression in the northeastern region.

The tropical depression then moved westward and continued to weaken into a low pressure area over the Northwestern region.

Due to the influence of storm Ragasa, in the Northern Gulf of Tonkin (including Bach Long Vi, Van Don, Co To, Cat Hai and Hon Dau islands) there are strong winds of level 6-7, waves 2-3m high, near the storm center level 8-9, gusts of level 11, waves 3-4m high, very rough seas.

Ships, boats, and aquaculture areas in the above-mentioned dangerous areas are all strongly affected by strong winds, big waves, and rising sea levels due to storms.

On land, coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong have winds gradually increasing to level 6-7, near the storm center level 8, gusting to level 9-10.

Inland areas in the Northeast have strong winds of level 5, some places level 6, gusting to level 7-8.

Weather forecast for the night of September 24-25: Storm Ragasa is forecast to enter Quang Ninh tomorrow

From this morning until the end of the night of September 26, in the Northern region, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 150-300mm, locally over 450mm.

It has been raining in Hanoi since this morning. From noon and afternoon there will be moderate to heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms, with very heavy rain in some places.

Heavy rain may be accompanied by thunderstorms. Beware of lightning and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms. Beware of heavy rain causing flooding in urban areas, low-lying areas and flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas.

From today until September 27, there is a possibility of a flood on rivers in the Northern region, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An.

Flood peaks on Thao River and small rivers are likely to reach alert levels 2-3. Flood peaks on Lo River, upstream Thai Binh River, Hoang Long River, Buoi River, upstream Ma River will reach alert levels 1-2, with some rivers above alert level 2.

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