Updated bulletin issued at 3:00 AM on April 26 from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, through monitoring on satellite cloud images, lightning positioning images and weather radar images, it shows that convective clouds are existing and developing in the area of Son La and Hoa Binh provinces and tend to move quickly east towards Hanoi city area.
In the next 1 to 3 hours (calculated from 3:00 PM on April 26), this convective cloud area will continue to cause showers and thunderstorms for the above area, then will spread to other wards/communes in inner Hanoi.In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1.
The meteorological agency forecasts that tonight and tomorrow, April 27, Hanoi will have showers and thunderstorms at times, with locally heavy rain. The lowest temperature is about 23 - 25 degrees C. The highest temperature fluctuates from 28 - 31 degrees C.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting recommends that when there is a risk of thunderstorms, tornadoes and strong gusts of wind, people should closely monitor warning bulletins and limit going out when the weather turns thunderstormy.
If you are outdoors, you need to quickly find a safe shelter in a solid house, avoid standing under big trees, power poles, billboards or temporary structures.
When it rains heavily, you should stay indoors, close the doors tightly, and stay away from glass doors to limit breakage and injury.
For strong gusts of wind, it is necessary to reinforce the roof, reinforce items that are easily blown away by the wind, and not stay near areas at risk of collapse.
In addition, turn off electrical devices when there is lightning, limit the use of phones outdoors to reduce the risk of being struck by lightning.
