Updated the latest news released at 3:00 p.m.from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently, through monitoring on satellite images, lightning positioning data and weather radar images, it shows that some convective cloud pockets are forming in the areas of Soc Son, Ba Vi, Thach That, Hoai Duc, Quoc Oai, Chuong My, My Duc districts of Hanoi city.
These cloud nests tend to move less but will develop and expand.In the next 30 minutes to 3 hours, the areas of Ha Dong, Bac Tu Liem, Nam Tu Liem, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay districts will have rain, showers and thunderstorms.The thunderstorm area may expand to other districts in the center of Hanoi city.During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
According to the meteorological agency, many areas across the country are forecast to have rain during the day and tonight.
The Northwest region and the provinces of Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang on the day and night of May 15 are forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall from 20 - 40mm, some places over 70mm. Thunderstorms will be concentrated in the morning and at night.
In the Central Highlands and the South in the afternoon and evening of May 15, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall from 10 - 30mm, some places 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 warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
