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Bangkok Post
23-07-2025
- Climate
- Bangkok Post
Storm Wipha downgrades to depression in Laos
Tropical storm Wipha became a depression at 1am Wednesday and hit Laos, 180km east of Thailand's Nan province, at 4am, according to the Meteorological Department. Sukanyanee Yawinchan, director-general of the department, said early Wednesday morning that the storm was located in Xiang Khouang province of Laos at 4am with a top windspeed of 55 kilometres per hour near its centre. The storm was moving at 25kph northwestwards and would ease, becoming a low-pressure area, she said. The storm and the southwesterly monsoon would cause heavy rains and strong winds in the North, the upper Northeast, the western part of the Central Plains and the East on Wednesday and Thursday. Flash floods and run-off would be possible in sloping and low-lying areas, Ms Sukanyanee said.
Bangkok Post
22-07-2025
- Climate
- Bangkok Post
Storm Wipha is a depression in Laos
Tropical storm Wipha became a depression at 1am Wednesday and was located in Laos, 180km east of Thailand's Nan province, at 4am, according to the Meteorological Department. Sukanyanee Yawinchan, director-general of the department, said early Wednesday morning that the storm was located in Xiang Khouang province of Laos at 4am with the top windspeed of 55 kilometres per hour near its eye. The storm was moving at 25kph northwestwards and would become a low-pressure area, she said. The storm and the southwesterly monsoon would cause heavy rains and strong winds in the North, the upper Northeast, the western part of the Central Plains and the East on Wednesday and Thursday and flash floods and run-offs would be possible in slope and low-lying areas, Ms Sukanyanee said.
Bangkok Post
21-07-2025
- Climate
- Bangkok Post
Heavy rain alert as tropical storm Wipha approaches Thailand
Thailand is bracing for heavy rain this week after tropical storm Wipha triggered the opening of an around-the-clock monitoring centre. The Thai Meteorological Department's (TMD) 24-hour war room was launched to keep track of the storm, which on Monday was centred over the Gulf of Tonkin with wind speeds reduced from 116 km/h to 83 km/h. Widespread downpours are nonetheless expected. TMD director-general Sukanyanee Yawincharn stated that Wipha was moving west-southwest at 20 km/h and was expected to make landfall in northern Vietnam yesterday before further weakening. Despite not making direct landfall in Thailand, Wipha is intensifying the southwest monsoon, leading to forecasts of heavy to very heavy rain across 50 provinces, while in Bangkok, thunderstorms are expected across 60%–80% of the city. Ms Sukanyanee said that although Wipha will not directly hit Thailand, it is likely to cause flash floods, forest run-off, and rough seas. The TMD will maintain 24-hour surveillance and issue continuous updates. Seree Supratid, director of the Climate Change and Disaster Center at Rangsit University, posted on Facebook that Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation had convened an emergency meeting, led by director-general Phasakorn Boonyalak, to assess Wipha's potential impacts. The meeting resolved that the National Disaster Warning Centre would inform 22 high-risk provinces via cell broadcast of the expected landfall today. The storm will likely weaken to a depression before crossing into northern Thailand, especially affecting Nan and Chiang Rai. Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned that flash floods are the main concern, and flood response equipment has been deployed in key areas.
