Last night and this morning (September 17), the area of Phu Tho, Hanoi, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and the southern provinces of Lao Cai, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen had moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Especially Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An areas have heavy to very heavy rain.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, rainfall from 7 pm on September 16 to 8 am on September 17 in some places exceeded 170mm such as Hoai Duc (Hanoi) 185mm, Gia Vien (Ninh Binh) 173mm, Cam Lien 2 (Thanh Hoa) 238mm,...
Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and southern Phu Tho province on the day and night of September 17, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall from 50 - 90mm, locally very heavy rain over 150mm.
The southern areas of Lao Cai, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen provinces; the north of Phu Tho province; Bac Ninh, Hanoi have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall from 30 - 60mm, locally very heavy rain over 100mm.
The meteorological agency forecasts that from September 18, heavy rain in the Northern region will tend to gradually decrease.
Other places in the North, from Ha Tinh to Quang Tri on the day and night of September 17, will have showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm.
The Central Highlands, Southern region and Khanh Hoa province in the evening and evening of September 17, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 60mm.
On September 18, the area from Thanh Hoa to the north of Quang Tri province will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall from 20 - 50mm, locally very heavy rain over 100mm.
From the night of September 18, heavy rain in the area from Thanh Hoa to the north of Quang Tri province tends to gradually decrease.
Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Warning of disaster risk level due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1.
Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban areas, and industrial parks; flash floods on small rivers and streams, and landslides on slopes.
Regarding floods (as of 6:00 AM on September 17), floods on the Buoi, Yen (Thanh Hoa), Hoang Long, Day (Ninh Binh) and Bui, Tich (Hanoi) rivers are all rising rapidly, exceeding alarm level 3.
Key flooding points in riverside communes:
Hanoi (Bui River, Tich River): Xuan Mai, Quang Bi, Phu Nghia, Phu Cat, Tran Phu, Son Tay, Phuc Tho, Doai Phuong, Thach That, Ha Bang, Tay Phuong.
Ninh Binh (Hoang Long River, Day River): Gia Phong, Gia Hung, Gia Lam, Nho Quan, Phu Son, Gia Tuong, Gia Vien, Dai Hoang, Gia Tran, Tam Chuc, Nguyen Uy, Kim Bang, Ly Thuong Kiet, Phu Van, Phu Ly, Chau Son, Tan Thanh, Thanh Lam, Phong Doanh, Y Yen, Hoa Lu, Yen Dong, Phuong Dong...
Thanh Hoa (Buoi River, Yen River): Thach Quang, Thach Binh, Thanh Vinh, Kim Tan, Tay Do, Vinh Loc, Van Du, Nong Cong, Thang Binh, Truong Van, Trung Chinh, Thang Loi, Tuong Linh, Quang Chinh, Quang Yen, Quang Ngoc, Ngoc Son...
