According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (August 20), the area from Nghe An to Ha Tinh continues to have heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms. Rainfall from 7 am to 3 pm on August 20 in some places is over 140mm such as Vinh (Nghe An) monitoring stations 143.2mm, Cho Trang (Ha Tinh) 327.2mm,...
The area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh from the evening of August 20 to August 21 will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, with common rainfall of 30 - 80mm, locally very heavy rain over 150mm.
The Northeast region on the night of August 20, has showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall in some places over 50mm; from near dawn on August 21 to August 22, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall from 50 - 120mm, locally very heavy rain over 250mm.
Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours.
The meteorological agency predicts that from the night of August 22, the Northeast region and Thanh Hoa will continue to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally with very heavy rain and possibly prolonged.
The Central Highlands and Southern regions in the evening and night of August 20, will have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 35mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. 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 areas, and industrial parks; flash floods on small rivers and streams, and landslides on slopes.
The Northeast region includes: Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong city, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Hanoi city; the northern area of Phu Tho province (former Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho provinces)
