According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on the morning of April 17, the Northeast region had showers and thunderstorms, locally with heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on April 17 in some places over 60mm such as: Tien Bo station (Tuyen Quang) 59.4 mm, Hoa Thuong (Thai Nguyen) 81.8mm, Bo Ha (Bac Ninh) 61.2mm,...
In the late afternoon and evening of April 17, some areas are likely to have thunderstorms.
The Northeast region is forecast to have locally moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with rainfall in some places over 30mm.
The North Central region has showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall from 15 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 60mm.
The Central Highlands region has scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall from 10 - 20mm, locally heavy rain over 50mm.
The meteorological agency warns that thunderstorms are likely to occur with tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. These phenomena 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. Disaster risk level warning due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
