Around 3-4pm this afternoon, the center of storm No. 5 will be between North Ha Tinh and Nghe An.

Mr. Khiem said that this morning, the monitoring system recorded strong winds of level 5 at Nga Son (Thanh Hoa), gusts of level 7; strong winds of level 8 at Hon Ngu Station (Nghe An), gusts of level 9; strong winds of level 7 at Hoanh Son ( Ha Tinh ), gusts of level 9 at Ky Anh, gusts of level 7 at Ky Anh, gusts of level 8 at Cam Nhuong Station.

Con Co Station (Quang Tri) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 8. Other areas: Bach Long Vi Station ( Hai Phong ) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 9; Co To Station (Quang Ninh) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 9; Bai Chay Station (Quang Ninh) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 8. Thus, up to now, this is not the time when storm No. 5 is most affected.

Notably, according to the Director of the Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 10am this morning, very high waves were recorded. Nghi Xuan Beach (Ha Tinh) observed waves from 6.9-8.35m high, Nghe An 5.25m.

It is forecasted that in the coming hours, when the storm approaches the coast and mainland, the southern areas of Quang Tri and Ha Tinh may continue to have waves 5-7m high; Nghe An and Thanh Hoa will also have waves 5-7m high, which will greatly affect the dike system in this area.

Around 3-4pm this afternoon, the center of storm No. 5 will be between the northern areas of Ha Tinh and Nghe An -0 — Nghe An police officers were sent to coastal communes to strengthen storm prevention.

Regarding rain, from yesterday until now, the edge and outer rim of storm No. 5 has caused rain in most areas in the North and North Central regions. Heavy rain is concentrated in the North Central region, especially in Ha Tinh and Quang Tri. Now it is Nghe An and other provinces.

The total accumulated rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on August 24 to 10:00 a.m. on August 25 recorded some areas with very heavy rain, up to 300mm such as in Ha Tinh, with some areas experiencing very high intensity rain. Heavy rain is forecast to continue today and tomorrow, during the period directly affected by storm No. 5. Therefore, there is a very high risk of flooding in river systems, especially in river basins in Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa; risk of urban flooding, flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas in the West, the North Central region, concentrated in Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh, and Quang Tri.

The Director of the Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that in the past two hours, the storm's speed has slowed down a bit compared to early this morning, averaging 10-15km/h.

At the same time, through analysis of satellite cloud images and meteorological radar observations, the storm's cloud structure has shown signs of decreasing in intensity.

“We will continue to monitor and update, the possibility that this storm may decrease from level 14 to level 13 in the next 1-2 hours. This is what we want, because if a level 13-14 storm impacts the mainland, many infrastructures and fragile level 4 houses will be greatly affected,” said Mr. Khiem.

At the current speed of movement, the storm will make landfall in a few hours, around 3-4pm this afternoon, with the focus between the northern areas of Ha Tinh and Nghe An.

Within 100km, the storm can cause strong winds above level 12, especially in the northern area of Ha Tinh, Nghe An, and southern Thanh Hoa. In particular, the Vinh city area (old), the coastal areas of Cua Lo, Cua Hoi, and the communes of Ha Tinh bordering Nghe An, formerly belonging to Nghi Xuan district, need special attention, as this may be where the storm's eye enters.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/doi-song/khoang-15-16h-chieu-nay-trong-tam-bao-so-5-se-o-giua-bac-ha-tinh-va-nghe-an-i779224/