Podul to unleash flooding downpours, strong winds on Vietnam, and Southeast Asia
After bringing gusty winds and downpours to the northern Philippines and Hainan, Podul will deliver flooding rainfall to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
Podul made landfall in central Vietnam as a tropical storm early Friday morning. The storm has since lost wind intensity and is now a tropical depression.
Locations from Da Nang to Ha Tinh will endure the worst of the storm's impacts with strong winds and torrential rainfall into Friday.
Despite losing wind strength as Podul moves inland, heavy tropical rainfall will move inland along the center and southern side of the storm into southeastern Asia.
Total rainfall of 150-250 mm (6-10 inches) is expected from north-central Vietnam into central Laos and northern Thailand through Saturday. An AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 375 mm (15 inches) is possible in the hardest-hit locations.
This magnitude of rainfall will result in a high risk of flooding and mudslides throughout the region.
Residents and tourists should prepare now for possible evacuations and heed all advice from local authorities.
Podul will continue to weaken as it tracks westward into Myanmar on Sunday, bringing localized flooding.
A continued westward track will bring what is left of the storm into the northern Bay of Bengal before enhancing rainfall across eastern India next week.
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