Typhoon Yagi brought wind and rain to northern Vietnam on Saturday.  At 5:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Typhoon Yagi was located at latitude 21.1°N and longitude 106.5°E which put the center about 65 miles (105 km) east of Hanoi, Vietnam.  Yagi was moving toward the west-northwest at 16 m.p.h. (26 km/h).  The maximum sustained wind speed was 125 m.p.h. (200 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 155 m.p.h. (200 km/h).  The minimum surface pressure was 942 mb.

Typhoon Yagi was the equivalent of a major hurricane when it made landfall on the northern coast of Vietnam near Haiphong.  A small circular eye was present at the center of Yagi’s circulation.  The eye was surrounded by a ring of thunderstorms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms.  The strongest winds moved over the coastal regions of northern Vietnam.  Bands of showers and thunderstorms revolved around the core of Yagi’s circulation.  Storms dropped heavy rain on northern Vietnam.

‘Winds to typhoon force extended out 50 miles (80 km) from the center of Typhoon Yagi.  Winds to tropical storm force extended out 180 miles (290 km) from the center of Yagi’s circulation.

The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Typhoon Yagi was 23.6.  The Hurricane Size Index (HII) was 20.6 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) was 44.2.  Typhoon Yagi was similar in size and intensity to Hurricane Jeanne when Jeanne hit southeast Florida in 2004.

Typhoon Yagi will move around the southern part of a high pressure system over China.  The high pressure system will steer Yagi toward the west-northwest during the next 24 hours.  On its anticipated track, Typhoon Yagi will move across northern Vietnam.  The center of Typhoon Yagi will pass near Hanoi in a few hours.

Typhoon Yagi will weaken gradually as it moves farther inland over northern Vietnam.  Yagi will bring strong winds and heavy rain to northern Vietnam during the next 24 hours.  Yagi is capable of causing major damage.  Heavy rain will cause floods in many locations.  Widespread outages of electricity are likely.