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Tropical storm Mujigae is now a typhoon

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Tropical storm Mujigae is now a typhoon

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BANGKOK: -- Tropical storm Mujigae has developed into a typhoon at about 4 am on Sunday as it is approaching the eastern side of Hainan island of China with about 140 km/hour strong wind, said Mr Wanchai Sak-udomchai, director-general of Meteorological Department on Sunday.

The typhoon is moving westward at a speed of about 20 km/hour and is expected to hit landfall in Vietnam today or Monday, he said, adding that the typhoon will bring more rains and heavy rains in upper North and northeastern region.

Most parts of the country are cloudy and will have rains today. 70 percent of the areas in the central and eastern regions, 60 percent of the Northeast and 40 percent of the northern region are expected to be lashed by rains from moderate to heavy. In the South, 40 percent of the eastern coast and 30 percent of the western coast will have rains.

In Bangkok and peripherals, widespread rains cover 70 percent of the areas with heavy rains in certain areas.

Meanwhile, the Public Disaster Mitigation Department on Saturday issued a warning of heavy rains and possible flash floods in 32 provinces nationwide as a result of storm Mujigae which has already developed into a typhoon.

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Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/tropical-storm-mujigae-is-now-a-typhoon

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-- Thai PBS 2015-10-04

Doc46 Silver Member

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Doesn't sound like much of a storm,,Not like the big ones in North Queensland Australia , up to 300 + K per hour Cyclones,Now they are storms you can shit yourself about.

lee b Gold Member

lee b

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Beautiful day here in Chiang Mai...so far lol

True but hoping that rains hit later to cool it down abit...

Muhendis Platinum Member

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Great! I've been waiting to get the balcony windows cleaned!

You may need to move your balcony windows about a thousand miles to the north east. Thats where this storm is headed.....

bangon04 Ruby Member

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Well it only managed to get up to Level 3 in Hong Kong ("Strong Wind") and plenty of rain. They closed the cablecar and carried on as usual otherwise....

Lopchan Senior Member

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But it's not headed to Thailand, as the headline in the TV email states. In fact, the current projected track shows a northward hook after it crosses Hainan.

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Typhoons, cyclones and hurricanes often change track once they make landfall. Some actually bounce back out to sea, re-intensify and track back to land on a different course. Regardless of that, the tail in sat-pic is clearly near Thailand's borders and once the storm dissipates the prevailing Northerly airflow will / can send the heavy rain our way.

chill Apprentice Member

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Doesn't sound like much of a storm,,Not like the big ones in North Queensland Australia , up to 300 + K per hour Cyclones,Now they are storms you can shit yourself about.

There are typhoons and typhoons, naturally some are stronger than others. However once it is strong enough to be registered as a typhoon then it can be pretty destructive. I think when they say wind speeds of 150kph they mean sustained wind speeds of 150kph which is quite strong. I think when you say wind speeds of up to 300 + kph you are referring to "gusting up to" which is actually a very different measurement. Yes of course there can be stronger cyclones in Australia but what would worry the Thais more is the level of water it will bring had it come here. By the time it would have reached Thailand it would probably already have lost wind speed and would be a tropical storm. However the rain levels would cause flash floods, floods and land slips and probably a few deaths as well. As somebody already said these storms can go anywhere and its hard to predict its path, but we do know that they tend to head north in the northern hemisphere. It is just sensible to put out a warning to let people know what could happen. Someone in Changmai reported beautiful sunny weather and may not have heard of the phrase "the calm before the storm". Many typhoons are preceded by clear skies and good weather. I would not be surprised if a tropical storm in Thailand would cause more grief than a big cyclone in North Queesland.

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