According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (August 15), the Central Highlands and Southern regions will have showers and scattered thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain. Rainfall from 7 am to 7 pm on August 15 in some places is over 80mm such as Vinh Vien (Can Tho) 82.8mm, U Minh (Ca Mau) 89.6mm,...
The Northern region and from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An from the evening of August 15 to August 16, it is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm. Rain concentrated in the late afternoon, night and morning.
The Central Highlands and Southern regions from the evening of August 15 to August 16 are forecast to have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm. 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.
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.
The meteorological agency has also warned about a widespread heavy rain in the Northern region, provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh in the coming days.
From about the night of August 17 to August 21, the Northern region, from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh, will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain in some places. The cause of the rain is due to the influence of the tropical convergence zone with its axis through the Southern Delta of the Northern region and North Central region.
In which, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Thai Nguyen, southern Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Son La, Hanoi, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh have common rainfall from 150 - 300mm/period, locally over 450mm/period.
In particular, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Bac Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, and Lang Son provinces, the common rainfall is from 100 - 200mm/period, locally over 300mm/period. Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours.
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.
