According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (8.26), the midlands, deltas of the North, Son La, Lao Cai and from Thanh Hoa to North Quang Tri had moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain.
In particular, Phu Tho, Hanoi and the area from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An will have heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7pm on August 25 to 8am on August 26 has monitoring stations over 200mm, typically: Ta Si Lang (Lao Cai) 230mm, Van Mai (Phu Tho) 270mm, Thach That (Hanoi) 261.4mm, Van Xuan 1 (Thanh Hoa) 220mm, Dong Van Hydropower Plant (Nghe An) 272mm, Ho Xuan Hoa (Ha Tinh) 242.4mm...
The midlands and deltas of the North, Son La, Lao Cai and Thanh Hoa from the morning of August 26 to the morning of August 27 are forecast to have moderate rain, heavy rain, some places with very heavy rain with common rainfall of 60 - 120mm, locally over 250mm.
The area from Nghe An to Ha Tinh on August 26 is forecast to have moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain with common rainfall of 20 - 50mm, some places over 100mm.
Other places in the North during the day and night of August 26 are forecast to have rain, moderate rain, scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy rain of 20 - 40mm, some places over 100mm.
The Central and Southern Highlands have showers and thunderstorms of 10 - 30mm, locally over 80mm.
The meteorological agency warns of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall exceeding 70mm in 3 hours.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that from the night of August 26, heavy rain in the area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh will gradually decrease. From the afternoon of August 27, heavy rain in the Northern region will gradually decrease.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. The warning level of natural disaster risk 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 steep slopes.
Real-time warning information for areas at risk of flash floods and landslides is provided online on the website of the Department of Hydrometeorology at: https://luquetsatlo.nchmf.gov.vn and in a separate bulletin warning of flash floods and landslides.
