According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently, the mountainous areas of the North, Central Highlands and the South have scattered showers and thunderstorms.
In the evening and night of July 8, the mountainous areas of the North, Central and South will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, some places over 80mm.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of 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.
From the night of July 9 to July 10, the mountainous and midland areas of the North are likely to experience moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain with common rainfall of 30 - 70mm, locally over 150mm.
The meteorological agency warns of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours.
From the evening and night of July 10, heavy rain tends to spread to the entire Northern region. This heavy rain is likely to last until the end of July 12.
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.
