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Associated Press
22-07-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
Storm Wipha hits northern Vietnam with strong winds and heavy rain
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country's north and central regions. The storm came ashore at 10 a.m. with sustained winds of 64–102 kilometers per hour (40–63 mph), and gusts up to 138 kph (86 mph), according to local weather officials. After landfall, it began moving southwest. Wipha was classified as a typhoon on Monday while over open water, but weakened overnight and was downgraded to a tropical storm before reaching land. The storm knocked out power in parts of Hung Yen Province, east of Hanoi. Residents rushed to gas stations to buy fuel for generators, state media reported. The streets of capital city, Hanoi, were nearly empty as the storm moved inland. Most businesses were closed and the city government has advised residents to stay home and evacuate buildings that are unstable or in flood-prone areas. 'If the storm is serious, people shouldn't go out anyway because it would be dangerous on the road and there is also a chance of flooding,' said Minh Doan, a taxi driver in Hanoi. Flights were canceled across northern Vietnam, and airports in the port city of Hai Phong and Quang Ninh province were closed. Nearly 150,000 hectares (370,000 acres) of aquaculture farms and more than 20,000 floating fish cages are at risk from flooding and strong winds, according to state media. Vietnam has warned of flooding as heavy rain from Storm Wipha moves inland. In the Philippines, more than 80,000 people remain in emergency shelters after floods, landslides and tidal surges over the weekend. Most government offices and schools in the capital and 10 provinces were shut Tuesday due to widespread flooding from heavy monsoon rains, and droops evacuated residents from villages swamped by knee- to waist-deep water while the coast guard deployed buses and boats to assist stranded commuters. At least three people have died. Global warming is making storms like Wipha stronger and wetter, said Benjamin P. Horton, dean of the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong. Warmer oceans give tropical storms more fuel, leading to more intense winds, heavier rain and shifting rainfall patterns across East Asia. 'Rising sea surface temperatures, fueled by climate change, can intensify these storms,' he said. ___ Hau Dinh in Hanoi, Vietnam and Jim Gomez in Manila, Philippines, contributed to this report. ___ Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receive support from several private foundations. See more about AP's climate initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
Washington Post
22-07-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Storm Wipha hits northern Vietnam with strong winds and heavy rain
HANOI, Vietnam — Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country's north and central regions. The storm came ashore at 10 a.m. with sustained winds of 64–102 kilometers per hour (40–63 mph), and gusts up to 138 kph (86 mph), according to local weather officials. After landfall, it began moving southwest.
NHK
14-07-2025
- Climate
- NHK
Tropical storm bringing gusty wind, high waves to eastern, northern Japan
Tropical Storm Nari is moving north along the northern Pacific coast of Japan and may make landfall in Hokkaido before dawn on Tuesday. Gusty winds are blowing in eastern and northern Japan on the storm's path. On Tuesday, the maximum wind speed will be 82.8 kilometers per hour off Hokkaido and 72 kilometers on the shore of Hokkaido and off the shore of Tohoku. The maximum instantaneous wind speed will reach up to 90 kilometers to 126 kilometers. The sea will be extremely choppy overnight in northern Japan. Warm and moist air blowing against the storm may dump torrential rain accompanied by lightning on northern and eastern Japan on Tuesday. Expected rainfall over the 24-hour period through Tuesday evening is 200 millimeters for the Kanto-Koshin region and 120 millimeters for Hokkaido. Rainfall for the following 24 hours, through Wednesday evening, will be 150 millimeters in Kanto-Koshin. The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning against gusty winds, high waves, landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and swollen rivers.
NHK
14-07-2025
- Climate
- NHK
Severe Tropical Storm Nari to approach eastern, northern Japan, landfall feared
Japanese weather officials say a severe tropical storm is forecast to approach eastern and northern Japan and could make landfall sometime between Monday and Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency says Severe Tropical Storm Nari is traveling north at 35 kilometers per hour as of 10 a.m. over waters 170 kilometers south-southeast of Choshi City in Chiba Prefecture. It has a central atmospheric pressure of 985 hectopascals and is packing winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour near its center, with gusts of up to 126 kilometers per hour. Strong winds of over 54 kilometers per hour are blowing within 440 kilometers on its eastern side and 220 kilometers on its western side. The officials say waves are high in the Ogasawara Islands, located south of central Tokyo. They say the severe tropical storm is expected to move north as it develops and likely pass east of the Kanto region by Monday night before moving off the coast of Sanriku. The officials say it will then travel to the Hokkaido region, in northern Japan on Tuesday and turn into an extratropical low pressure system. The weather officials warn that, on Tuesday, the severe tropical storm will approach the Pacific side of eastern and northern Japan and is expected to make landfall. They say they expect strong winds to blow in northern Japan. On Monday, winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour are expected in the Tohoku and Kanto regions, and 64.8 kilometers per hour in the Izu Islands, with maximum gusts reaching an hourly speed of 126 kilometers in the Tohoku and Kanto, and 90 kilometers in the Izu Islands. Meanwhile, the meteorological agency says rainclouds have been developing mainly over western Japan, due partly to the impact of a tropical depression near Kyushu. The agency warns that bands of heavy rain clouds are expected to form especially in the Tokai region from Monday night through Tuesday before noon. It says the danger of water-triggered disasters could rapidly increase, and is urging caution for flooding in low-lying areas and landslides. The agency says warm and moist air is flowing into the tropical depression west of Kyushu and a low pressure system over the Tsushima Strait, and rainclouds are forming in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions. In the hour through 8 a.m. on Monday, extremely heavy rain of 52 millimeters fell in the town of Ino in Kochi Prefecture, and 32 millimeters in Tamana City in Kumamoto Prefecture. The agency says the tropical depression is expected to gradually weaken, and the low pressure system is forecast to travel north over the Sea of Japan. It says that atmospheric conditions are expected to become extremely unstable by Wednesday in western and eastern Japan. It says extremely heavy rain is expected with localized downpours including thunder and lightning. The amount of rain expected in the 24 hours through Tuesday morning is up to 200 millimeters in the Tokai and Shikoku regions, 180 millimeters in the Kinki region, 80 millimeters in the Chugoku and southern Kyushu regions. In the 24 hours through Wednesday morning, up to 150 millimeters are forecast in the Tokai region. In the following 24 hours through Thursday morning, 200 millimeters are likely in the Tokai region. The agency is urging caution for landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and swollen rivers. It also calls on people to be on the alert for lightning and gusts, including tornado, and hails. The agency warns that the weather situation could deteriorate during the night.
CBS News
06-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Tropical Storm Chantal expected to make landfall in South Carolina
Tropical Storm Chantal was forecast to make landfall in South Carolina early Sunday, expected to bring heavy rainfall to the Carolinas. Chantal became a tropical storm Saturday morning about 150 miles off the coast of South Carolina, prompting tropical storm warnings for portions of the Carolinas. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center forecasted Chantal to make landfall between Charleston, South Carolina and Cape Fear, North Carolina, early Sunday morning. Forecasters said the storm is expected to turn to the northeast by Sunday night and the center of Chantal is expected to move across the coast of South Carolina that day. As of 11 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, Chantal had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was moving north at about 8 mph. It was centered about 65 miles east of Charleston. There were concerns of flash flooding in South Carolina overnight Saturday, the hurricane center said. "Little change in strength is expected before landfall, with rapid weakening forecast after landfall," the hurricane center said in its latest advisory. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division earlier said it expected the storm to begin impacting the state Saturday, bringing heavy rain, isolated flash flooding, gusty winds, and high rip currents through Monday. Tropical storm warnings were issued from the South Santee River in South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina, while a tropical storm watch was issued from Edisto Beach to the South Santee River. Forecasters expect Chantal to produce heavy rainfall across portions of the coastal plain of the Carolinas through Monday with a total rainfall of two to four inches, with local amounts up to six inches. This could result in flash flooding. The Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 until Nov. 30, with peak activity typically occurring between mid-August and mid-October. NOAA officials predicted a 60% chance of an "above-normal" Atlantic hurricane season, with between 13 to 19 named storms. Six to 10 of those are expected to strengthen into hurricanes, and three to five could become major hurricanes, forecasters said.
