Tropical cyclone Noul in Vietnam (2020-09-16)

Activation time (UTC): 2020-09-16 15:32:00

Event time (UTC): 2020-09-18 12:00:00

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



Activation reason:

A thunderstorm is forecasted to cause heavy rainfall in the Central region of Vietnam. Local weather forecasts expect a high chance for strong precipitation resulting in localised urban floods in Ha Tinh, Dong Ha, Dong Hoi, Hue and Da Nang (Central VietNam) at the mid of September with a maximum water height at 12:00 (UTC) 18/9/2020. The activation aims at detecting the spatial extent of the flood as currently no established in situ methods are available for this purpose.



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