Tropical storm Vamco weakens to low pressure system in Isaan

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Vamco weakens to low pressure system in the Northeast

BANGKOK, 16 September 2015 (NNT) - Severe weather warnings have been issued to residents in the Northeast, Central Plains and East of Thailand, as Vamco entered the country last night.

Since landfall in Vietnam, the storm has weakened to a low pressure system, moving across the lower part of the Northeast. It will bring heavy rain to provinces in the lower Northeast, Central Plains, and East Coast.

Residents of Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Surin, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasrima, Nakhon Sawan, Lopburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces have been told to brace for adverse weather conditions.

Waves could reach the maximum height of three meters in both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. Fishermen should exercise caution when leaving the shore.


-- NNT 2015-09-16

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Here in Hua Hin we have solid overcast in all directions including over the gulf of Thailand with constant moderate rain. No wind. No thunderstorms.

[diehard60]

There is nothing up here in nakhon Phanom area of issan. Just clouds and very little rain Just sprinkles.

[soalbundy]

There is nothing up here in nakhon Phanom area of issan. Just clouds and very little rain Just sprinkles.

Nothing here in Surin either

[dageurreotype]

Well it's been bucketing down for the past two nights/days with hurricane force winds here on bloody Phuket and doesn't look like letting up anytime soon. So what's your point? Thais 'wrong', again?

[shaurene]

Nothing here in KHon Kaen as usual.

[Soutpeel]

Chonburi has been chucking it down on and off for the last 2 days, with high winds at times motorways flooded this neck of the woods

Edited September 16, 2015 by Soutpeel

[Muhendis]

Solar batteries are fully charged today so bring it on tonight for my paddy fields.

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13 provinces brace for Vamco consequences

BANGKOK, 16 September 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Interior has ordered 13 provinces to prepare for the consequences from Vamco depression in a proactive manner, the Minister of Interior says.

Minister of Interior Gen Anupong Paojinda revealed that Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Interior to cooperate with provinces affected from the Vamco depression and related agencies to proceed with proactive measures for flash floods and landslides in prevention and mitigation efforts, along with ensuring that fast response units will be able to assist the affected public.

He has cited the Prime Minister’s order to urgently promote the understanding on the response procedures and assistance measures to raise public confidence on the government's fast, fair, and inclusive disaster rescue operations.

The Vamco depression has caused rains and heavy rains in a vast area of the central and eastern regions of Thailand.

On this matter, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Chatchai Promlert has revealed that the department has dispatched staff to closely monitor the situation, and maintain close cooperation with 13 affected provinces in the northeastern, central, and eastern regions to brace for potential inundations caused by storms from today until 18 September 2015.

The 13 provinces that are likely to be affected from the depression are Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Surin, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Lopburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Trat. The public affected from the weather can request for assistance through the 24-hour emergency call center 1784.


-- NNT 2015-09-16

[Inepto Cracy]

Well it's been bucketing down for the past two nights/days with hurricane force winds here on bloody Phuket and doesn't look like letting up anytime soon. So what's your point? Thais 'wrong', again?

In Thalang area today, from 08:00 till now 19:47, we have had 97.6mm of rain. Still with howling winds and rain. Looks like it is settled in till the weekend.

[kotsak]

Looks like the low pressure will be making it back on water over the gulf of Thailand.. It will get interesting

[khwaibah]

Dry as a bone since 10 pm last night in the Surin area.

[Daniel Boon]

Wife getting plenty of pictures of flooding in Surin

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22:48 09/16/2015

Hua Hin. still moderate rain most of the day. light winds. no thunder.

[Inepto Cracy]

In Thalang, the rain has just started up again and is belting down. On a side note, has anyone ever done a Ph check on the rain here? I have and got readings of between 3.5 to 4.2 on three occasions. Pure acid rain my friends. Now we have just hit 100.0 mm of rain in Thalang Phuket.

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In Thalang, the rain has just started up again and is belting down. On a side note, has anyone ever done a Ph check on the rain here? I have and got readings of between 3.5 to 4.2 on three occasions. Pure acid rain my friends. Now we have just hit 100.0 mm of rain in Thalang Phuket.

interesting... i may do this... so boring in Hua Hin it will give me something to do.

[rapom]

Live about 12km NNE of Surin. It started raining around 2:30am Tuesday. Very heavy rainfall from 3-7 am with strong winds. Rained steady throughout the day with some heavy downpours. Stopped raining about 3pm. Judging by the water level in our pond and ricefields, approximately 4 inches rainfall. Today the rain started around 4:30am and ended before 1pm. Not as heavy as yesterday. Maybe 1-1/2" total. Sunshine rest of day with nice cool breeze. At 10:45 tonight, it started again with very strong downpour, for about 30 minutes. Right now at steady drizzle.

[chicowoodduck]

It was not pretty in Pattaya last night....most of the shops along Pattayaklang were flooded out and full of mud this morning.....my condo lower parking spot was under about 12 feet of water...?

Edited September 17, 2015 by chicowoodduck