According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (August 5th), in the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, there was moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms.
Rainfall calculated from 7 pm on August 4 to 8 am on August 5, some places over 100mm such as Kim Quan (Tuyen Quang) monitoring station 135mm, Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) 124.8mm, Kim Anh (Hanoi city) 116.8mm, Phuc Yen (Phu Tho) 112.8mm...
From August 5 to the night of August 6, the Northern region and the area from Thanh Hoa to northern Quang Tri will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 70 - 140mm, locally very heavy rain over 250mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm/3h.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Warning level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1.
From August 7th, heavy rain will gradually decrease.
Regarding the hydrological situation, currently, the water level on the Thao River (Lao Cai), upstream of the Ma River (Thanh Hoa) is rising; the water level of the main rivers in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa is fluctuating.
Water level at 7:00 AM on August 5th, on the Thao River at Lao Cai station 79.76m, 0.24m below alarm level 1, on the Ma River at Xa La station 279.70m, 0.2m above alarm level 1.
From today (August 5th) to August 7th, a flood is likely to occur on rivers in the Northern region, Thanh Hoa, with a flood amplitude of 2-3m. During this flood, the peak flood on small rivers in the Northern region, Thanh Hoa, will reach alarm level 1 - alarm level 2, with some rivers above alarm level 2; the peak flood on the upper reaches of the Thao and Ma rivers will fluctuate above alarm level 1.
High risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous and midland provinces; flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, urban areas in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to floods is level 1. Floods on rivers and streams can cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, affecting activities such as waterway traffic, aquaculture, agricultural production, people's livelihoods and socio-economic activities.
