According to the rain forecast from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (November 17), the area from Ha Tinh to Da Nang City, the East of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong will have moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 07:00 to 15:00 on November 17 was over 160mm in some places such as: Binh Dien station (Hue city) 408.4mm, Song Tra station (Da Nang city) 310.2mm, Ba Tieu station (Quang Ngai) 162.4mm, Song Hinh station (Dak Lak) 382.5mm...
From the evening of November 17 to the end of the night of November 18, the area from Hue City to Da Nang City, the East of Quang Ngai and Dak Lak provinces will have heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall from 200-400mm, locally over 700mm.
Khanh Hoa weather forecast has heavy rain, locally very heavy rain with common rainfall of 100-250mm, locally over 400mm.
Ha Tinh and Quang Tri will have moderate rain, heavy rain with common rainfall from 80-150mm, locally very heavy rain over 250mm.
On November 19, Da Nang City, the eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa will have heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall from 50-100mm, locally over 200mm.
Warning of the risk of local heavy rain >200mm/3 hours.
In the evening and night of November 17, the highlands of the Central Highlands and the South will have rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain to very heavy rain with common rainfall from 20-40mm, locally over 80mm.
Weather forecast for the night of November 19 and November 20, Da Nang City, the eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa will have heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall from 70-150mm, locally over 250mm.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, hail: level 1, especially in the area from Hue City to Da Nang City, the East of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak level 2.
People and tourists in these areas need to be on guard against showers, thunderstorms, the risk of tornadoes, lightning, hail, strong gusts of wind; flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes; flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas.
Floods on the Bo River, Vu Gia River, and Tra Khuc River are fluctuating at high levels from above BD2 to above BD3. Floods on the Huong River, Thu Bon River, downstream of the Ba River and Krong Ana River are rising.
Tonight and early morning of November 18, floods on the Bo River, Huong River and Vu Gia River will continue to remain high from level 3 to above level 3. Floods on Thu Bon River continue to rise and remain below level 3; Tra Khuc River, downstream of Ba River are below level 2 to above level 2.
In the next 12-24 hours, floods on Huong River, Bo River, Vu Gia-Thu Bon River will continue to fluctuate at level BD2-BD3; Tra Khuc River will gradually decrease and be below level 2; downstream of Ba River will decrease and be below level 1.
People and tourists need to comply with the recommendations of local authorities, coordinate with functional forces to ensure safety in the context of widespread flooding occurring in provinces/cities from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa.
There is a high risk of flash floods on rivers and streams and landslides on steep slopes of provinces/cities from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa.