According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (August 12), the mountainous areas of the North had scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain. Rainfall from 7pm on August 11 to 8am on August 12 was over 60mm at monitoring stations such as: Son Binh station (Lai Chau) 117mm, Phong Hai station (Lao Cai) 110.8mm, Na Chi station (Tuyen Quang) 60.6mm...
In the mountainous areas of the North, Central and South in the afternoon and night of August 12, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally over 70mm.
The area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang, the east of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa in the evening and evening of August 12 is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally over 70mm.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. The warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1. Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.
Regarding the rainfall trend in August, nationwide, total rainfall is generally at the same level as the average of many years, especially in the South Central Coast region, the total rainfall is 10 - 25% higher than the average of many years in the same period.
The Northern region and the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue are likely to experience some widespread heavy rains. In the Central and Southern Plateau, there are many days of the month with showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the late afternoon. In particular, some days may have moderate to heavy rain.
On a national scale, there is a continued possibility of dangerous weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The phenomenon of heavy rain and thunderstorms, whirlwinds, and lightning can negatively affect production activities and public health. In particular, beware of localized heavy rains that can cause floods, inundation in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas.
