Typhoon No. 4 was one of 10 names proposed by Vietnam for inclusion in the regional typhoon list; this typhoon had virtually no impact on the mainland or coastal areas of our country.
The tropical depression has strengthened into Typhoon No. 4 (international name Comay) in the northern South China Sea; the likelihood of this typhoon directly affecting the mainland of Vietnam is very low.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting this afternoon, Typhoon No. 4 made landfall in Quang Binh - Quang Tri provinces and weakened into a tropical depression.
At approximately 4 PM on September 19th, Typhoon No. 4 made landfall in the provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Tri, with maximum wind speeds near the center of the storm reaching level 8, gusting to levels 10-11.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has just issued a decision to temporarily suspend aircraft reception and operation at Dong Hoi Airport (Quang Binh) from 3 PM to 10 PM tomorrow, September 19th.
According to forecasts, the tropical depression, after strengthening into typhoon number 4, is likely to move according to two scenarios, both of which will affect the mainland of our country.
Early morning on October 6th, Typhoon No. 4 was located in the northeastern part of the South China Sea, then gradually weakened, decreasing by about 2 levels each day, making it unlikely to affect Vietnam.
Typhoon Noru (Typhoon No. 4), with gusts reaching level 16, is moving rapidly inland towards the central provinces of Vietnam. Many areas are forecast to experience very heavy rain starting tonight.
Anticipating being in the eye of the storm, residents at Cua Dai beach (Quang Nam province) are reinforcing their houses and securing tables and chairs to protect against Typhoon Noru.
Coastal residents in Binh Dinh province are rushing to reinforce their houses and bring their vessels ashore in anticipation of a super typhoon making landfall in Binh Dinh and neighboring provinces.
Da Nang authorities have relocated 100 households living around the Hoa Khanh industrial zone (Lien Chieu district) to safe shelters due to concerns about severe flooding overnight as Typhoon No. 4 makes landfall.
The forecast for the next 24 hours indicates the storm will move in a west-northwest direction at approximately 20 km per hour and may intensify further.