City braces for tropical storms

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Published: 5 Oct 2012 at 00.00
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State agencies are bracing for heavy rain and potential flooding with tropical storm Gaemi expected to lash the country over the next few days, and another large storm forecast to hit on Oct 20.

Pruksa housing estate in Chachoengsao’s Muang district has been inundated by overflow from Khlong Prawet BuriRom for about a week. The picture was taken from a camera mounted on a remote-controlled helicopter. SITHIKORNWONGWUDTHIANUN

The second storm has been named Phrapiroon, and is forecast to follow almost directly in the footsteps of Gaemi _ hitting the lower Northeast, East, Central region and upper South of the country.

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bop
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Discussion 16 : 05 Oct 2012 at 20.2316
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No rain yet here in Khon Kaen. Was a nice day today too.
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Discussion 15 : 05 Oct 2012 at 13.1015
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"The storm is expected to bring heavy rains to Thailand's lower Northeast and Central regions starting from today until Monday."

A storm is approaching Thailand as they have come for decades before.

This is not really a political issue.
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Discussion 14 : 05 Oct 2012 at 09.3814
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D9: I got together all my imgination, put the glasses from my grandmother on (which do not match my eye sight at all), put a pair of these blue/red 3D glasses on top and believe it or not, now I can see the two lines on the map match! The storm follows exactly the forecasted path.
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Discussion 13 : 05 Oct 2012 at 09.3513
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My point is they should have known about this storm last week again MASA were predicting it and its potential threat to Thailand.Why in that cas are they trying to prepare for it at the last minute.
Releasing water from the dams .That will coincide with the storm hitting us.Well done!!
Only now trying to empty the canals in bangkok,that by the way means closing the gates to the north with the result of certain flooding for the wrong side of the big bag wall.Hells bells it seems it is always crisis management and that at the cost of people.Come on flood management committee either wake up or give up and let someone with some common sense take over.
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Discussion 12 : 05 Oct 2012 at 09.1712
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Totally wrong, schumpje. The area inside the pink dotted lines DOES NOT identify the rainfall area. It delineates the boundaries the storm path could follow if it deviates from the projected track. Visit and do a bit of reading.
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Discussion 11 : 05 Oct 2012 at 09.1311
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We don’t have to fear any flooding, sure! Yingluck promised, sure 1000%.
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Discussion 10 : 05 Oct 2012 at 09.0210
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Nostradamus where are you ?
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schuimpje
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Discussion 9 : 05 Oct 2012 at 08.499
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D8, finally someone with some common sense...D6, the route does not differ from the forecast. They did predict early this week that the storm would make a sharp turn to the west, which it did.
As for the eye of the storm, Monday at the earliest it will arrive in Thailand.
As for the predicted heavy rains, Saturday at the earliest unless it picks up speed.
How much of that rain and storm? Everybody's guess. There's no telling how a storm like this will behave once it reaches land.
Typically it will loose power and slows down, but there's no guarantees for anything.
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Discussion 8 : 05 Oct 2012 at 08.388
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The date dots only mark the center of the storm.
The rainbands reach the indicated area much earlier.
Usual typhoon diameters are 500-800km, hence we will get wet on the weekend.
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Discussion 7 : 05 Oct 2012 at 08.357
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Actual route = past route of storm.

Why isn't that obvious? Just apply critical thinking!
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