Ketsana will strike with hurricane winds along the coast of central Vietnam.Landfall off the South China Sea will happen not far from Hue between lateTuesday and early Wednesday, local time. High winds will dissipate ratherquickly, but the heavy rain threat will linger in northern Vietnam intoWednesday, local time.
Destructive winds and flooding rain will have the greatest impact in the areaof landfall and for some distance farther north. Here, highest rainfall will be10-15 inches. This rainfall, in light of other heavy rain outbursts during themonth, will pose a serious threat of both major flooding and mudslides.
Ketsana unleashed the worst flooding in 42 years in the Philippine capital ofManila. More than 100 people are dead or missing in the aftermath of floodingacross the island nation Friday through the weekend. Rainfall in just six hourstopped 13 inches in Manila.
Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews.
