According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (November 8), the area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh had moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7pm on November 7 to 8am on November 8 was measured by monitoring stations over 70mm such as Yen Cat station (Thanh Hoa) 124mm, Dong Van hydropower station (Nghe An) 98mm, Cu Lay reservoir station (Ha Tinh) 109.4mm, Huong Hoa station (Quang Tri) 79mm...
The area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh on November 8 is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 40mm, locally heavy rain over 50mm.
The meteorological agency warns that thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.
The Northern region on November 8 is forecast to have rain. In the plains, there will be rain, moderate rain, locally heavy rain and thunderstorms; Lai Chau - Dien Bien will have rain in some places.
In the Southern region on November 8, there is a forecast of scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places; in the afternoon and evening, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain.
Regarding the hydrological situation, floods on the Krong Ana River and the downstream of the Ba River are rising slowly, while floods on the Huong River are receding. At 7:00 a.m. on November 8, the water level on the Huong River at Kim Long station reached 1.05 m, 0.05 m above alert level 1; on the Ba River at Phu Lam station reached 2.46 m, 0.24 m below alert level 2; on the Krong Ana River at Giang Son station reached 420.90 m, 0.90 m above alert level 1.
In the next 24 hours, floods on the Krong Ana and Ba rivers will continue to rise slowly and fluctuate at alert level 1 - alert level 2; floods on the Huong River will continue to fall below alert level 1.
Flooding risk appears in low-lying areas along rivers in Hue city, Gia Lai province and Dak Lak. At the same time, there is a risk of landslides on steep slopes in provinces and cities from Hue to Dak Lak.
Real-time warning information on the risk of flash floods and landslides is provided online on the website https://luquetsatlo.nchmf.gov.vn and in the thematic warning bulletin.
The risk level of natural disasters due to floods is level 1. Floods on rivers and flooding in low-lying areas can affect waterway transportation, aquaculture, agricultural production, people's lives and socio-economic activities. The warning information is calculated according to the expected regulating operation level of upstream reservoirs and will be updated when there are changes in discharge flow.
