Last night and this morning (September 8), the Central Highlands and Southeast regions had scattered showers and thunderstorms.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has updated forecast information on today's rain developments in some areas.
The area from Quang Tri to Da Nang city, the east of provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and the South in the afternoon and evening of September 8, is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 50mm.
The Central Highlands region in the afternoon and night of September 8 is forecast to have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm.
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.
