Thanh Hoa typhoon guide¶

Thanh Hóa is a coastal and mountain province in the north central region and was not merged with another province in 2025. The Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự tỉnh (Provincial Civil Defense Command) runs a dedicated disaster prevention portal with telegrams, rapid reports, and forecasts. Its standing office is the provincial Military Command, and its disaster prevention office sits in the Irrigation Sub-department of the Department of Agriculture and Environment. River floods, flooded spillways, and landslides are recurring risks. Follow the instructions of commune and ward authorities.

Checked on October 10, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự tỉnh Thanh Hóa (Thanh Hóa Provincial Civil Defense Command). In an emergency, call 112, the national emergency number. It connects to 113 (police), 114 (fire and rescue), and 115 (medical emergency).

What to know in Thanh Hoa¶

The province reorganised its Civil Defense Command by Decision 2512/QĐ-UBND of 14 August 2026. The provincial Military Command is its standing body, and the Văn phòng Chỉ huy phòng, chống thiên tai (Disaster Prevention Command Office) sits at the Irrigation Sub-department of the Department of Agriculture and Environment.
On 17 September 2026 the Cầu Chày river reached alert level III and the command issued telegrams on alert level III for the Cầu Chày and Lèn rivers. In Minh Sơn commune, guards were posted at flooded spillways and vehicles were not allowed through danger areas, and 38 households were moved to safety.
The provincial portal publishes public information guides on storms and floods, tropical depressions, and how to judge whether a house is safe. They are documents in Vietnamese.

Emergency and information numbers¶

Service	Number	Notes
National emergency number	112	Free. Receives reports of incidents, natural disasters, and catastrophes, and is operated by the provincial Military Command.
Disaster prevention office (Văn phòng Chỉ huy phòng, chống thiên tai)	+84-237-3852-405	Office line listed on the province's disaster prevention portal (written 02373.852.405 there), address 44C Đại lộ Lê Lợi, Hạc Thành ward. Not for emergencies.
Disaster prevention office, second line	+84-237-3851-857	Second office line on the same portal (written 02373.851.857 there). Not for emergencies.

Official alerts and information¶

Thanh Hóa disaster prevention portal: Telegrams, rapid reports, forecasts, and information guides. The site is in Vietnamese. Website.
Telegrams and directives of the command: Official telegrams (Công điện) and letters, with their dates. Website.

Evacuation centers¶

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

Thanh Hóa's disaster prevention portal reports evacuations after they happen and gives no standing shelter list on the pages read. This page does not list shelters. Follow commune and ward announcements for where to go.

Radio, TV and weather¶

Keep a battery or hand crank radio. When power and cell service fail, radio is often the only way to hear official updates.

Official forecasts¶

Đài Khí tượng Thủy văn tỉnh Thanh Hóa (Thanh Hóa Provincial Hydro-Meteorological Station): The portal carries the station's bulletins in a section of their own. The station director is a member of the Civil Defense Command. No phone number was confirmed. Website.
National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thủy văn quốc gia, NCHMF): National typhoon, rain, and flood forecasts and warnings. The site is in Vietnamese. Website.

Sources¶

Checked on October 10, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.