After inundating the Philippines with deadly flooding, a strengthening tropical cyclone has its sights set on Indochina.
Strengthening on Tuesday brought the cyclone to tropical storm status, and it was given the name Pabuk.Faith Eherts, AccuWeather meteorologist reports.
Additional strengthening is forecast on Wednesday and Thursday as the storm tracks over the open water south of Vietnam and Cambodia.
Even though the storm is not expected to make landfall in Vietnam, heavy rain, rough seas and coastal flooding will impact the South Central coast, Southeast and Mekong River Delta regions of the nation through Thursday.
In Ho Chi Minh City, 50-100 cm (2-4 inches) of rainfall could lead to localized flooding at midweek.
Rain bands from Pabuk will also drench southern Cambodia where localized flooding will be possible on Wednesday and Thursday.
The storm is expected to remain a dangerous cyclone as it moves into the Gulf of Thailand by Thursday, creating dangerous seas throughout the region and heightening the risk of coastal flooding in Cambodia and southern Thailand. Coastal operations could come to a halt.
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