Updated bulletin issued at 5 pm from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, through monitoring on satellite images, weather radar images and lightning positioning data, convective clouds are forming and developing in the area of Trung Gia commune, Hanoi. This cloud area is tending to develop, expand and move southward.
Warning that in the period from now until the next 3 hours, Trung Gia commune is likely to have showers and thunderstorms, then spread to Kim Anh, Soc Son, Noi Bai wards/communes and other areas of Hanoi city. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
The meteorological agency also updated rain forecast information in various regions. Accordingly, today (June 15), the mountainous areas of the North and South will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain. Rainfall calculated from 7 am to 3 pm on June 15, locally over 40mm such as Quang Nguyen (Tuyen Quang) 56mm, Nguyen Binh (Cao Bang) 44.5mm, Hao Nghia (Thai Nguyen) 40.4mm,...
The mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region from the evening of June 15 to June 17, are forecast to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 60-130mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm. Rain concentrated from late afternoon to morning. Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours.
From the night of June 17 to the night of June 18, the Northern mountainous region will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 30 - 80mm, locally very heavy rain with rainfall over 120mm.
The Northern Delta and Southern regions in the evening and night of June 15, are forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Warning level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1.
Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes.
