Updated bulletin issued at 11:50 AM on June 11 from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, through monitoring on satellite images, lightning positioning data and weather radar images, it shows that some convective clouds are forming and developing in the area of communes: Hoa Phu, Dan Hoa, Ung Thien, Van Dinh, Phuc Son... The cloud area tends to move slowly to the northeast and continue to expand.
In the period from 30 minutes to 3 hours (calculated from 11:50 am on June 11), wards in inner Hanoi such as Chuong My, Yen Nghia, Phu Luong, Hoang Liet, Kien Hung... will have rain, showers and thunderstorms. After that, the thunderstorm area will continue to expand to other wards in the center of Hanoi. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
The meteorological agency also updated forecast information on rain developments in some areas today, June 11.
The Northwest region and from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai during the day and night of June 11, it is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10-30mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm.
The area from Gia Lai to Lam Dong and the South in the afternoon and night of June 11, is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Disaster risk level warning due to tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1. Thunderstorms 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 rain is likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.