According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (August 19), the Northern region, from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, had moderate to heavy rain, locally very heavy rain; the Central and Southern highlands had showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy rain.
Rainfall calculated from 7 pm on August 18 to 7 am on August 19, in some places over 60mm such as Muong Pon 1 (Dien Bien) 72mm, Nam Ma (Lao Cai) 73.8mm, Cong Lan (Hung Yen) 79.2mm, Xuan Binh (Thanh Hoa) 89mm, Hoang Mai (Nghe An) 217.4mm...
The meteorological agency has forecast the diễn biến of rain today and in the coming days.
The Northern mountainous region on August 19th, day and night, will have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 20 - 40mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm.
The Central Highlands and Southern regions on the day and night of August 19, there will be showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm.
The Northern Delta region, the south of Phu Tho province and the Northern Midlands from August 19 to August 20, will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms. Common rainfall in the Northern Delta region and the South of Phu Tho province is from 60 - 120mm, locally very heavy rain over 180mm, the Northern Midlands from 40 - 80mm, locally very heavy rain over 160mm.
On August 21, heavy rain in the plains and midlands of the Northern region tends to gradually decrease.
The area from Thanh Hoa to the north of Quang Tri province from August 19 to August 20, will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, with common rainfall of 70 - 150mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm.
On the day and night of August 21, the area from Thanh Hoa to the north of Quang Tri province will have moderate to heavy rain with common rainfall from 30 - 60mm, locally very heavy rain over 120mm.
The southern area of Quang Tri province to Hue city from August 19 to August 20, will have moderate to heavy rain with common rainfall of 40 - 80mm, locally very heavy rain over 150mm.
Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Warning of disaster risk level due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes.
