According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (August 23), the Northern region had some places with heavy rain, some monitoring stations over 80mm such as Chieng Khay station (Son La) 110.4mm, Cao Bo station (Tuyen Quang) 85.8mm...
The mountainous areas of the North, the plains and coastal areas of the North on the day and night of August 23 are forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally over 80mm.
In the Central Highlands and the South in the late afternoon and evening of August 23, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally over 60mm.
The meteorological agency warns that thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has also issued a warning about a widespread heavy rain due to the impact of storm No. 5 in the coming days.
The Northern Delta, Southern Phu Tho and Thanh Hoa to Hue from the night of August 24 to the end of August 26, are forecast to experience a widespread heavy rain with common rainfall of 100 - 150mm, locally over 250mm.
In particular, the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri will have heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 150 - 300mm, locally over 600mm. Warning of the risk of heavy extreme rain with rainfall greater than 200mm within 3 hours.
In the Hanoi capital and Da Nang city from August 25 to 26, there is forecast to be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The warning level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, and 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 steep slopes.
Real-time warning information for areas at risk of flash floods and landslides is provided online at: https://luquetsatlo.nchmf.gov.vn and in a separate bulletin warning of flash floods and landslides.
