According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (July 31), the Northern region had scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy to very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7pm on July 30 to 8am on July 31 was recorded at monitoring stations over 100mm such as: Chieng Cong station (Son La) 125.8mm, Ngoc Long station (Tuyen Quang) 100.2mm, Pu Sam Cap station (Lai Chau) 128mm, Huoi Leng 1 (Dien Bien) 155.2mm...
The Northern region on the day and night of July 31 is forecast to have showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall from 20 - 40mm, some places over 100mm. The rain will be concentrated in the afternoon and night.
In the Central Highlands in the afternoon and night of July 31, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with common rainfall from 10 - 30mm, locally over 50mm.
The meteorological agency warns that thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas. The warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
It is forecasted that in August, the Northern region and the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue are likely to experience some widespread heavy rains. In the Central and Southern Highlands, during the above period, there will continue to be many days of showers and thunderstorms; some days may have moderate to heavy rain, mainly concentrated in the late afternoon.
On a national scale, there is a continued possibility of dangerous weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The phenomenon of heavy rain and thunderstorms, whirlwinds, and lightning can negatively affect production activities and public health. In particular, it is necessary to be on guard against localized heavy rain that can cause floods, inundation in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas.
