Wind Storm in Vietnam (2020-10-07)

Activation time (UTC): 2020-10-07 05:30:00

Event time (UTC): 2020-10-07 19:00:00

Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)



Activation reason:

A thunderstorm is forecast to cause heavy rainfall in central Vietnam. Local weather forecasts predict a high chance for strong precipitation resulting in localised urban floods in Ha Tinh, Dong Ha, Dong Hoi, Hue and Da Nang in Central VietNam with a maximum water height at 12:00 (UTC) on the 07/10/2020. The activation aims at detecting the spatial extent of the flooding as currently no established in situ methods are available for this purpose.




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