According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today, November 2, the Southern region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7am to 3pm on November 2nd was locally over 70mm in some places such as: Tri Ton (An Giang) 75.4mm, Ba Tri (Ben Tre) 76.6mm, Dong Phuoc (Hau Giang) 92.2mm, Bac Lieu City (Bac Lieu) 127mm,...
From the evening of November 2 to November 3, the South Central, Central Highlands and Southern regions will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places experiencing heavy rain with rainfall ranging from 15 - 30mm, and some places experiencing over 60mm. Thunderstorms will be concentrated in the afternoon and evening.
From early morning of November 3 to November 4, the area from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai will have moderate rain, heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain with rainfall from 70 - 150mm, locally over 300mm. Warning of the risk of local heavy rain (rainfall greater than 150mm within 6 hours).
On November 4, Thanh Hoa - Nghe An area had moderate rain, heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain with rainfall from 30 - 60mm, locally over 90mm.
On the night of November 4 and the day of November 5, the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai will have heavy rain, locally very heavy rain and thunderstorms with rainfall ranging from 70 - 150mm, locally over 300mm. Particularly, the area from Ha Tinh to Da Nang will have rainfall ranging from 100 - 250mm, locally over 350mm.
The meteorological agency forecasts that heavy rain in the central provinces is likely to last for many days and may extend down to Binh Dinh.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. The warning level for natural disaster risks due to heavy rain, tornadoes and lightning is level 1, and the area from Ha Tinh to Da Nang is level 2.
Heavy rain and localized heavy rain can cause flooding in low-lying areas; flash floods in small rivers and streams, and landslides on steep slopes.