Latest news on storm No. 9 Ragasa: Level 11 gust, 120km from Quang Ninh

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that due to the impact of storm No. 9 Ragasa, in Bach Long Vi special zone, there were strong winds of level 7, gusting to level 8.

At 6:00 a.m. on September 25, storm No. 9 Ragasa was about 120km east of Mong Cai ( Quang Ninh ). The strongest wind near the storm center was level 9 (75-88km/h), gusting to level 11. It is forecasted that in the next 3 hours, the storm will move westward at a speed of about 20km/h.

At 4:00 p.m. the same day, storm No. 9 Ragasa on land in the Northeast region of the North continued to move westward, traveling about 20km per hour, gradually weakening into a tropical depression with the strongest wind at level 6, gusting to level 8.

Map of forecast path and affected area of storm No. 9 Ragasa. (Source: NCHMF)

At 4:00 a.m. on September 26, the tropical depression on land in the Northwest region, moving west at a speed of about 20 km/h, gradually weakened into a low pressure area.

Impact of storm No. 9 Ragasa, the northwest sea area of the North East Sea has strong winds of level 6-8, gusts of level 10, waves 3-5m high, rough seas.

Northern Bac Bo Gulf area (including Bach Long Vy, Van Don, Co To, Cat Hai and Hon Dau island) strong winds level 6-7, waves 2-3m high, area near the storm center level 8-9, gust level 11, waves 3-4m high, very rough sea.

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, winds will gradually increase to level 6-7, near the storm center level 8, gusting to level 9-10. Deep inland in the Northeast, winds will increase to level 5, in some places level 6, gusting to level 7-8.

From early morning of September 25 to the end of the night of September 26, the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will experience heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 150-300mm, locally over 450mm. Beware of heavy rain causing urban flooding.

In Hanoi, convective clouds are currently developing and causing rain in Kim Anh, Trung Gia, Thu Lam, and Da Phuc communes. Convective clouds will continue to move and expand into the inner city.

In the next 30 minutes to 3 hours, these convective clouds will cause thunderstorms in the above wards/communes, then spread to other wards/communes in Hanoi's inner city.

The meteorological agency warned that the impact of the storm's circulation is widespread, and that it is necessary to guard against the risk of thunderstorms, tornadoes and strong gusts of wind both before and during the storm's landfall.

In addition, from September 25 to September 27, there is a possibility of a flood on rivers in the North, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The flood peak on Thao River and small rivers may rise to alert level 2-3; the flood peak on Lo River, upstream Thai Binh River, Hoang Long River, Buoi River, upstream Ma River will rise to alert level 1-2, with some rivers above alert level 2. Heavy rains may cause flooding in low-lying areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams; and landslides on steep slopes.

Information on new storm heading towards the East Sea
At 7:00 p.m. on September 24, the center of storm Bualoi was at about 10.7 degrees North latitude; 131.0 degrees East longitude. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 10 (89-102 km/h), gusting to level 12, moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 15-20 km/h.
It is forecasted that around the night of September 26, storm Bualoi will enter the eastern sea area of the central East Sea, becoming storm number 10 in 2025.

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