Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for THIRTEEN-23 in Viet Nam from 25 Sep 2023 06:00 UTC to 18:00

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for THIRTEEN-23

in Viet Nam

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone THIRTEEN-23 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1001016
Name	THIRTEEN-23
From - To	25 Sep - 25 Sep
Exposed countries	Viet Nam
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	56 km/h Tropical depression
Maximum storm surge	n.a.
Vulnerability	--

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	56 km/h	n.a.	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	76 km/h	0.5 m	591 mm	0.5
GFS	68 km/h	0.6 m	512 mm	0.5
ECMWF	50 km/h	0.6 m	345 mm	0.5

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Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand - Tropical depression THIRTEEN (ECHO 26 Sep 2023)Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:17

Tropical depression THIRTEEN, formed over the South China Sea tracked northwestward and made landfall over Thua Thien Hue Province (central-eastern Vietnam) on 25 September bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds.
THIRTEEN is forecast to cross central Vietnam and Laos and dissipate across eastern Cambodia.
The national authority of Vietnam has issued necessary preparedness and mitigation measures directives to provinces in Quang Binh and Phu Yen. The Vietnam Red Cross Society has activated its National Disaster Response Team (NDRT) for deployment to at-risk regions to support local communities and reduce disaster risks.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by THIRTEEN in combination with the Southwest Monsoon are expected across most parts of south-eastern Asia, particularly over Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand.

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