Typhoon "Damrey" to bring heavy rain to Thailand

[Ricardo]

Perhaps they might use a sea-plane for the flight ?

Then again, I'm sure that all the drains are in place, and will work just fine.

PS - brings your Wellington-Boots !

[Jai Dee]

I must admit that after travelling through half of Isaan last week, my lingering memory is "fields of green"...

I have never seen the region so lush with growth.

[Soi Oz]

Seems no end to this.  Rain OK, but this is just OTT.  My wife is still trying to get her car dried out after being caught in flooding in Hang Dong area.  This is even after she moved it when a neighbor said the water levels were rising.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hangdong? My GF lives there. Which part? (I'll be there next weekend).

[chownah]

Chiang Mai Mayor Boonlert Buranupakorn said he was confident the city would withstand the typhoon without further flooding......are you?

[Jai Dee]

THE BMA IS ALLOCATING A BUDGET OF 51 MILLION BAHT TO DEAL WITH TYPHOON DAMREY

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to allocate an emergency budget of 51 million baht to prepare for Typhoon Damrey, which is forecasted to hit Thailand on September 27th, 2005.

Bangkok City Clerk KHUN-YING NATHANON THAVISIN (คุณหญิงณฐนนท ทวีสิน) has revealed that the BMA is planning to cope with the typhoon that is currently heading towards Thailand. The typhoon is also expected to bring heavy precipitation over the next couple of days.

The BMA has therefore allocated a budget of 51 million baht to help the residents in various areas where floods are likely to occur, especially in the eastern part of Bangkok such as MINBURI, NONG JHOG, and KHLONG SAM WA (มีนบุรี หนองจอก คลองสามวา) areas.

Meanwhile, Mr. SAMART RAJAPOLISIT (สามารถ ราชพลสิทธิ์), the Deputy Governor of Bangkok, said the BMA has ordered additional sandbags to hold back floodwater from the northern region of the country. The flood water is expected to flow down to the central region through the CHAO PHRAYA River, following the undesirable arrival of the typhoon.

Source: thaisnews.com ประจำวันอาทิตย์ที่ 25 กันยายน 2548

[Jai Dee]

UPDATES ON TYPHOON DAMREY FROM THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

The Meteorological Department has issued further announcement on Typhoon Damrey, which is currently situated in the South China Sea.

The typhoon is currently located at the latitude 19 degrees north and longitude 110.5 degrees east, centred in Hainan Island of China. It has a maximum epicentre speed of 130 kilometres per hour, and it is moving in a westerly direction. The typhoon is forecasted to bring heavy precipitation in the northeastern, eastern, central and southern parts of Thailand tonight. The residents in those regions have been asked to prepare for possible flash floods and landslides over the next couple of days.

At the same time, waves and winds in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand are getting stronger. The Meteorological Department has then warned fishing vessels to be more cautious in sailing in those areas.

Source: thaisnews.com ประจำวันอาทิตย์ที่ 26 กันยายน 2548

And here's the latest infrared satellite image from the TMD:

[ace]

Great. I'm flying into BKK tommorow, landing should be a blast.

[bina]

nongkhai area (si chaing mai)??

thanx for the explanations btw...

we are still getting sand storms....

[ace]

Good website, shows expected path & strength in detail:

http://tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/

or

http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefres...200517W_17W.htm

Looks like it will be only Northeast that is really affected. Vietnam & Laos will get full strength.

[Jai Dee]

PHAYAO ON WATCH FOR DAMREY TYPHOON

Typhoon Damrey is heading towards Phayao, and the province is now on the twenty-four hour alert.

Mr. ADUL PHONPHRAIN (อดุลย์ พลประอินทร์), the Deputy Governor of PHAYAO, stated that the Meteorological Department has issued a warning of the typhoon to the residents in the province. The typhoon is forecasted to move close to the northern borders of Thailand soon, and people have been warned to prepare for possible flood incidents.

All agencies, ranging from the provincial operations center to various community units, have been instructed to closely monitor the typhoon’s progress. Citizens living in high-risk areas are cautioned to follow up on the typhoon's progress and be prepared for possible natural hazards.

Source: thaisnews.com ประจำวันอาทิตย์ที่ 26 กันยายน 2548

[Tywais]

Seems no end to this.  Rain OK, but this is just OTT.  My wife is still trying to get her car dried out after being caught in flooding in Hang Dong area.  This is even after she moved it when a neighbor said the water levels were rising.

Hangdong? My GF lives there. Which part? (I'll be there next weekend).

Moo bahn Kwan Wiang, about 6.5 kms from the airport intersection. A few kilometers from Hang Dong town.

[ozzydom]

Just came home from Chiang Mai,Soldiers Everywhere along Chiang Mai -Lamphun Rd near Rimping Supermarket, sand-bagging, Loaders building earth levee banks.. Somebody thinks its serious

[george]

Typhoon Damrey off Hainan downgraded

Provinces prepare for more rain

BANGKOK: -- A stormline preceding Typhoon Damrey is causing heavy rain and rivers overflowing their banks in some of Thailand's northeastern provinces, but the oncoming weather may be less severe.

According to the Metereological Department, Typhoon Damrey--now off China's Hainan Island--has been downgraded to a 'tropical storm', but the Northeast is still facing with incoming stormy weather .

Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are continuing in locations throughout the Northeast, and some rivers--at full capacity--are ready to spill over.

The Meteorology Department reported earlier Monday that Typhoon Damrey was moving from China to Vietnam and Laos and would hit Thailand's Northeast on Tuesday or Wednesday.

In Yasothon, local residents living in flood-prone areas near the province's four main rivers, for example, are prepared to evacuate.

The water volume of these rivers is already at a high level; so it is expected that incessant rain is likely to pose a threat to low-lying areas.

Yasothon Governor Suthee Makboon warned local residents in some districts to brace for flash floods.

The province has so far prepared 16 flat bottomed boats to evacuate people from at-risk areas.

In Kalasin Province, 3,000 rai (1,200 acres) of rice plots in low-lying areas of three districts have been submerged for two consecutive weeks and there is more expected to come..

The water in the Chi River is almost spilling over its banks.

Farmers have reported hundreds of poultry being swept away in the strong currents.

Two villages are under one meter of floodwater, according to a local official.

The disaster prevention and mitigation regional office said the water level in the major rivers in Ubon Ratchathani Province has increased 4-8 centimeters on average.

Roads leading to two villages have been impassable for about a month, making villagers travel by long-tailed boats.

In two municipal areas, many at-risk areas are flooded, affecting nearly 900 households.

--TNA 2005-09-26

[BlackJack]

Off topic rants removed.

/Admin

Edited September 26, 2005 by george

[jaloochapurr]

great just leaving korea on way for a trip. hope the food stalls in CM are still in place

[jaloochapurr]

great just leaving korea on way for a trip. hope the food stalls in CM are still in place

[ChiangMaiMike]

Forecasts I read predict about another 48 hours until Damrey, which will then be a tropical depression will be due north of Vientiane, so don't hold your breath in Phayao waiting for it...

[mcfester]

Off topic post removed (American rants)

Edited September 26, 2005 by george

[arthsch]

dont forget the umbrella.

[Paul L]

what is a 'depression'?  like, why does it get a name?

what is a typhoon? not the same as hurricane?

i always thought cyclones were tornadoes?

clarify, anyone?

and what are the thai/issan names for these different things?

as opposed to just: storm?

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The only difference between: Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone are the location of the world you are in.

Hurricane – Americas

Typhoon – SE Asia

Cyclone – Australasia

Hope this clarifies

Paul

[amarka]

what is a 'depression'?  like, why does it get a name?

what is a typhoon? not the same as hurricane?

i always thought cyclones were tornadoes?

clarify, anyone?

and what are the thai/issan names for these different things?

as opposed to just: storm?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The only difference between: Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone are the location of the world you are in.

Hurricane – Americas

Typhoon – SE Asia

Cyclone – Australasia

Hope this clarifies

Paul

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hi...

so i guess the construction work in BKK has slowed recently due to the bad weather?

has there been a lot of flooding?

thanks

amarka

[Snowdog]

Seems no end to this.  Rain OK, but this is just OTT.  My wife is still trying to get her car dried out after being caught in flooding in Hang Dong area.  This is even after she moved it when a neighbor said the water levels were rising.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well well, and some people still claim there is no such thing as global warming. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I guess signing the Keeyoto treaty would have helped prevent all bad weather by taxing them bad Americans while allowing the competing countries a chance to catch up with those Capitalist.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This Guy is a joke and has no idea what he is talking about.unlike the small countrys of the world that have no laws in place about how much polution their factorys can expell into the air.We Americans have had in place laws against this for years.This Keeoto treaty is something for smaller countrys which have nothing in place right now.This was a treaty to set a giude lines for them to obey and cut down their polution levels.like I siad this guy is a fool

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not as much of one as the Muppet in the miniature St Paul's Cathedral that some refer to as the First Home - At least the poster above recognises that global warming IS happening and that something needs done about pollution.

Plus survey after survey, and report after report, have stated that the USA is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases and other atmospheric pollutants ..... despite all the regulation and control you talk about.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

once again another non no it all.surveys means nothing.so you take a survey what people (think) not fact.And once again spoken by somebody thats not from the usa and has no idea what we are doing here and the laws that are in place.and Again blame the worlds problems on the usa you are good at laying that on our lap.all the worlds problems are caused by us hahahahhaha and then you woke up and the dream was over

[Donnyboy]

Too many people pray for rain and this is what happens.......

TIT

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

sorry I might have over done the rain dance this year!

[les1]

Who is this American saying that the Kyoto agreement is for small countries to abide by. IS EUROPE EEC including my country UK small fry. Wake up you Americans are the biggest culprits in Global warming along with Australia. Prseident Bush said he would not sign because it would cost jobs. It probably has cost jobs throughout the rest of the world that has signed. About time you came aboard instead of dictating the issues. Who do you think that you are.

Seems no end to this.  Rain OK, but this is just OTT.  My wife is still trying to get her car dried out after being caught in flooding in Hang Dong area.  This is even after she moved it when a neighbor said the water levels were rising.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well well, and some people still claim there is no such thing as global warming. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I guess signing the Keeyoto treaty would have helped prevent all bad weather by taxing them bad Americans while allowing the competing countries a chance to catch up with those Capitalist.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This Guy is a joke and has no idea what he is talking about.unlike the small countrys of the world that have no laws in place about how much polution their factorys can expell into the air.We Americans have had in place laws against this for years.This Keeoto treaty is something for smaller countrys which have nothing in place right now.This was a treaty to set a giude lines for them to obey and cut down their polution levels.like I siad this guy is a fool

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[ozzydom]

This is the rainy season here in LoS, Why is it that a thread about a particular storm gets hi-jacked by REDNECKS and GREENIES to push their barrows regarding pollution.

Why dont you start a forum specifically on global warming etc where you can tear each others jugulars out and leave this thread for people with concerns about their families and properties from this particular storm.

[seeker108]

It is interesting how this thread has developed into a political discussion.

[Jai Dee]

Back on topic, here is the latest infrared satellite image...

/Edit - 7 day forecast (in English) here.

Edited September 27, 2005 by Jai Dee

[Upcountry]

It is interesting how this thread has developed into a political discussion. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

IMHO, weather has always been political in one way or another (except when we talk about the 'weather' ).

I think that, as water shortages caused by up-river countries redirecting the flow worsens, as airports and industry destroy wetlands more and more, and as "global warming" causes are harder to refute, that weather and politics will be synonymous.

So what will we talk about now, if “the weather” isn’t safe?

[george]

Heavy rain in Northeast leads to surge in river levels, floods

BANGKOK: -- Some northeastern provinces began to feel the impact of tropical storm Damrey yesterday, as heavy rain caused a sharp rise in the levels of major rivers and inundated some areas. Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani were among the first to feel the effects as typhoon Damrey, downgraded to a tropical storm, reached the Gulf of Tonkin late yesterday morning.

Water levels in the Mekong, Chi and Mun rivers in Ubon Ratchathani rose rapidly by four to eight centimetres.

The storm was expected to arrive in Vietnam today and cause torrential rain in Nakhon Phanom, Nong Khai, Mukdahan, Udon Thani and Nong Bua Lam Phu as well as Ubon Ratchathani, Meteorological Department chief Suparerk Tansriratanawong said.

Although the storm had weakened and would not hit Thailand directly, residents of the North and Northeast, particularly those who live on the highlands, were warned of the danger of flash floods and mudslides.

The storm's influence was predicted to last until Thursday.

Mr Suparerk said the arrival of Damrey had prompted serious discussions about unusual changes in the weather pattern in the region.

``The number of extreme weather events hitting the country has increased in recent years,'' he said. ``Normally, Thailand gets only about two storms each year, but the number has jumped to five this year.

``This is a phenomenon that needs to be further studied.''

The United States had reported similar weather pattern changes, he said. The number of hurricanes hitting the US had increased from an average of 11 in the past to 21 this year.

Some scientists believed rising sea temperatures were the major cause of frequent extreme weather events around the world, he said.

--Bangkok Post 2005-09-27

[Jai Dee]

DAMREY TYPHOON EFFECTS TO BE SEEN TODAY

Typhoon Damrey in the South China Sea has moved to the coast of the Hainan Islands of China.

The typhoon is turning at one hundred thirty kilometers per hour, and is moving to the west. It is expected to reach the Tang Kia Gulf, causing heavy rains in many regions of Thailand. The impacts are expected to be seen today, first in the Northeastern region, then during September 28-29 in the East, the North, the Central region, and the South. The attack may be accompanied by flash floods, forest floods, and overflowing of rivers.

Citizens in high risk areas, especially in the northeastern and northern regions, are asked to be prepared. Strong winds in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea are intensifying, and fishermen are advised to exercise caution. Small vessels are advised against leaving port during September 26-29.

Source: thaisnews.com ประจำวันอังคารที่ 27 กันยายน 2548