According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (June 14), the Northwest region will have showers and localized thunderstorms. The South and Lam Dong regions will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with localized heavy rain.
Rainfall from 11 am to 3 pm on June 14, some places over 70mm such as Thot Not (Can Tho city) 106.2mm, An Long (Dong Thap) 82.8mm, Thanh An (Ho Chi Minh City) 73.2mm,...
In the evening and night of June 14, the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm.
The Central Highlands and Southern regions have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
From the evening of June 15 to June 16, the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 30 - 80mm, locally very heavy rain over 170mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours.
From the night of June 16-17, the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 40 - 90mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm.
The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
Regarding the hydrological situation, currently, the water level on rivers in the Northern region is changing slowly, at a level lower than alarm level 1.
From June 15 - 17, on small rivers, upstream of main rivers in the Northern region, there is a possibility of a flood, the flood amplitude on rivers is from 2 - 4m.
During this flood, the peak flood water level on small rivers is likely to reach alarm level 1 - alarm level 2. High risk of flash floods and landslides occurring in mountainous and midland provinces in the Northern region.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to floods is level 1. Floods on rivers and streams can cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, affecting activities such as waterway traffic, aquaculture, agricultural production, people's livelihoods and socio-economic activities.
