According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (October 6), the mountainous and midland areas of the North will have moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain; the Northern Delta and Thanh Hoa will have rain, moderate rain, locally heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Rainfall from 7am to 3pm on October 6 locally over 80mm in some places such as Quai Nua station (Dien Bien) 80.4mm; Moc Chau station (Son La) 132mm; Van Mai station (Phu Tho) 108.4mm; Mau Son station (Lang Son) 92.6mm; Vinh Bao station (Hai Phong) 104.8mm.
The mountainous and midland areas of the North from the evening of October 6 to the end of the night of October 7 are forecast to have heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 70 - 150mm, locally very heavy rain over 250mm.
The Northern Delta and Thanh Hoa from the evening of October 6 to the end of the night of October 7 are forecast to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 50 - 100mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm.
Warning of the risk of heavy rain over 150mm within 3 hours.
Nghe An - Ha Tinh area in the evening and night of October 6, there is a forecast of showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 20 - 40mm, some places over 80mm. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
From October 8, heavy rain in the North and Thanh Hoa will decrease. 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 areas, and industrial parks.
Regarding the hydrological situation, currently, floods on main rivers in the Northern region are receding and the water level at stations is below alert level 1.
From the evening of October 6 to October 8, on rivers in the Northern region, there is a possibility of a flood, with a flood amplitude of 4 - 7m upstream of rivers and 2 - 3m downstream of rivers.
During this flood, flood peaks on rivers in Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang provinces; flood peaks on Thao, Chay (Lao Cai), Lo (Tuyen Quang) and small rivers are likely to rise above alert level 2; flood peaks on the Thai Binh river system (Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong) will rise to alert level 1 - alert level 2, flood peaks to Hoa Binh lake, Hoang Long river (Ninh Binh), downstream of the Red River in Hanoi will rise above alert level 1.
There is a high risk of flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, urban areas in the Northern region; there is a risk of flash floods and landslides on steep slopes in the Northern mountainous areas.
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.
The warning level of natural disaster risk due to floods is level 2. Floods on rivers cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, affecting activities such as waterway transportation, aquaculture, agricultural production, people's lives and socio-economic activities
