According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (August 2nd), the Northern region has scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain. Rainfall from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM on August 2nd is over 40mm in some places such as Quang Duc (Quang Ninh) 79.4mm, Thuy Nguyen (Hai Phong) 53.2mm, Lang Thuong (Hanoi city) 45.4mm,...
The Northern region, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An in the evening and night of August 2nd, are forecast to have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 100mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 80mm within 3 hours.
The meteorological agency warns that this localized thunderstorm and heavy rain in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa, Nghe An is likely to last for many days to come.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Disaster risk level due to tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1.
Rainstorms accompanied by tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind can affect agricultural production, causing trees to fall, damage to houses, traffic works, and infrastructure. Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes, and flooding in low-lying areas.
Regarding sea weather, the Gulf of Tonkin and the northwestern sea area of the Northern East Sea have scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for the night of August 2nd and day of August 3rd, the Gulf of Tonkin and the Northern East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa special zone sea area) will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. In thunderstorms, there is a high possibility of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind at level 7 - 8, sea waves over 2m high.
All ships operating in the above areas are at risk of being affected by tornadoes, strong gusts of wind and high sea waves.
