According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (May 4), the Northern region and the area from Thanh Hoa to Hue city had rain, moderate rain, locally heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7 pm on May 3 to 8 am on May 4, some places over 80mm such as stations: Nam Xay 2 (Lao Cai) 90.4mm, Pu Bin (Phu Tho) 89.7mm, Bao Thang (Nghe An) 112mm, Ky Giang (Ha Tinh) 156mm...
On May 4, the southern area of the Northern Delta, from Thanh Hoa to Hue city, will have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 50mm.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1.
Rainstorms accompanied by tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind can affect agricultural production, causing trees to fall, damage to houses, traffic works, and infrastructure. Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes, and flooding in low-lying areas.
The meteorological agency recommends that people should proactively prevent dangerous weather phenomena such as tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The rain trend in May, the total rainfall nationwide is generally lower than the multi-year average by 15 - 30%; especially in the Northeast and Southern regions, it is generally approximately equal to the multi-year average of the same period.
Nationwide, there is a possibility of widespread showers and thunderstorms, with rain concentrated more in the Northern region.
