Warning of heavy rain as Podul ploughs in

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Meteorological Department Thursday issued an urgent warning to residents of many provinces to brace for heavy rains as tropical storm Podul makes its influence felt.

 

In its warning issued at 5am, the department said Podul a category 3 tropical storm, was centred at latitude 17.3 degrees north, longitude 112.3 degrees east at 4am with maximum sustained winds of 80 km/hr.

 

The department said the storm was moving west through Hainan to the Gulf of Tonkin at a speed of about 25 km/hr and would make landfall over upper Vietnam by Friday.

 

The storm was likely to bring torrential rain and strong winds to Northeast Thailand from Thursday before shifting to North, the East and the South (west coast).

 

The areas most likely to be affected are as follows:

 

August 29, heavy to very heavy rain

Northeast: Bueng Kan, Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Anat Charoen, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani

 

Central: Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi

 

East: Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi and Trat.

 

South (west coast): Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun

 

August 30-31, heavy to very heavy rain:

North: Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Nan, Lampang, Tak, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Phichit and Phetchabun.

 

Northeast: Loei, Nong Khai, Nong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Kalasin, Roi Et, Yasothon, Amnat Charoen and Ubon Ratchathani

 

Central: Kanchanaburi, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Chai Nat and Nakhon Sawan

 

East: Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao, Sa Kaeo, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.

 

South: Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun

 

September 1, heavy rain:

North: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak, Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet

 

Central: Ratchaburi, Kanchanaburi, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri and Chai Nat

 

East: Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat

 

South: Phetchaburi, Ranong, Phang Nga and Phuket.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30375525

 

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Bl00dy typical.

 

Just got solar panels and inverters, I was going to install over the weekend, I'll just have to drink beer instead

22 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Bl00dy typical.

 

Just got solar panels and inverters, I was going to install over the weekend, I'll just have to drink beer instead

Result!

Man the dykes the drought is over as the dams start inevitably bursting south next week????

29 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Man the dykes the drought is over as the dams start inevitably bursting south next week????

 

We need a Norfolk Dyke Dish

 

 

Gentle, light rain in my area of Nakhon Ratchasima from last night, just catcing the edge of it by the looks of the radar snap shot above.  Ground soak keeping pace, hopefully we'll get some strong, persistent rain this or next month for the reservoirs.

 

Luckily I'm central just west from BKK... will wait and see if this pulls anything in from the west as it approaches... can say it's a bit more windy today!

Going by the rain radar our place is about to be hit by a large patch of yellow!Border of Yaso/Amnat.

typhoon season got off to a slow start, hopefully ma nature doesn't try to make up for that..

10 hours ago, Crossy said:

Bl00dy typical.

 

Just got solar panels and inverters, I was going to install over the weekend, I'll just have to drink beer instead

No worries! The sun will be back sooner than you might think.

 

  BTW, these panels also produce power when it's raining. A bit. 

9 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

I haven't seen that one before. What site, link please!

i think most folks know this link, but it's always worth putting up again.

  https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/overlay=total_cloud_water/orthographic=-253.28,13.79,1024

Built a house in the city of Sakon Nakhon. Almost finished! My neighborhood is one of the highest grounds in the city.

Two or three years ago they let the flood gates open, flooded the entire low lying areas in the city.