According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today, August 17, the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7am to 3pm on August 17 was over 80mm in some places such as: Vinh station (Nghe An) 201mm, Ho Khe Co station (Ha Tinh) 81mm,...
From the evening of August 17 to the night of August 18, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 50 - 110mm, locally very heavy rain over 250mm.
From the evening of August 17 to August 18, Ha Tinh and Quang Tri will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 40 - 80mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm.
From August 18 to August 19, the Northeast will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 40 - 120mm, locally very heavy rain over 250mm.
In addition, on the night of August 17 and August 18, the Northwest region, from Hue to Lam Dong and the South, will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally over 80mm; the Northeast region on the night of August 17 will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally over 70mm.
The meteorological agency warns of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 100mm within 3 hours. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
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.
