The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that last night and this morning (8.), the coastal areas of the North had rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain. The Northern Delta, the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, some places will have very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7pm on August 17 to 8am on August 18 was over 70mm at monitoring stations such as Ngoc Lac station (Thanh Hoa) 94.2mm, Ban Nuoc station (Ha Tinh) 85.3mm, Quang Phuc station (Quang Tri) 72.4mm...
The Northeast and Thanh Hoa from August 18 to the night of August 19 are forecast to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 50 - 150mm, locally very heavy rain over 300mm.
The meteorological agency warns of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours.
Nghe An and Ha Tinh on the day and night of August 18 are forecast to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 30 - 60mm, locally very heavy rain over 150mm.
The Northwest region, from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, the Central Highlands and the South on the day and night of August 18, is forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally over 80mm. The rain will be concentrated in the afternoon and night.
The meteorological agency forecasts that from August 20, heavy rain in the regions will gradually decrease.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warns that the risk of natural disasters 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.
