According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (September 18), the area from Thanh Hoa to Lam Dong had scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy to very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7pm on September 17 to 7am on September 18 was measured by monitoring stations over 60mm such as: Quynh Luu station (Nghe An) 63mm, Vinh Kim station (Quang Tri) 61.8mm, Nghia Trung station (Quang Ngai) 93.6mm, Ia Mo station (Gia Lai) 113.2mm, Ia Lap station (Dak Lak) 80.2mm,...
The area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri during the day and night of September 18 is forecast to have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 70mm within 3 hours.
The area from Hue city to Lam Dong and the South during the day and night of September 18 is forecast to have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 20 - 40mm, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 100mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 80mm within 3 hours.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of 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.
Data analyzed by the meteorological agency also shows that in the next month, the Northern Delta and the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Gia Lai will have a total rainfall generally 5 - 15% higher than the average of many years. The remaining areas will have rainfall 5 - 10% lower than the average of many years in the same period.
The Northern Delta and the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai in the next month are likely to experience some widespread heavy rains. The Southern region and other places in the Central region will have many days of showers and thunderstorms; in which, some days may have moderate to heavy rain.
On a national scale, there is a continued possibility of dangerous weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, whirlwinds, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
