According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently (May 8), the Northern and North Central regions have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall calculated from 7 pm on May 7 to 8 am on May 8, some places over 100mm such as the following monitoring stations: My Bang (Tuyen Quang) 129.2mm, Bat Bat (Hanoi City) 128mm, Thanh Thuy (Phu Tho) 126mm, Dinh Ca (Thai Nguyen) 111mm, Phuc Do (Thanh Hoa) 108.2mm, Thanh My (Nghe An) 106.6mm, Huong Son (Ha Tinh) 133.6mm,...
The southern areas of the Northern Delta and North Central region on May 8th are forecast to have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 70mm.
The Northwest region in the late afternoon and night of May 8th, is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 20mm, locally heavy rain over 50mm.
The meteorological agency recommends that 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.
Regarding the rainfall trend in May, the total rainfall nationwide is generally lower than the multi-year average by 15 - 30%; especially in the Northeast and South 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.
