According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (August 19), the Northern region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7am to 2pm on August 19 was over 70mm in some places such as: Kham Thanh station (Cao Bang) 71.7mm, Chieng Khoi station (Son La) 92.4mm, Mau Son station (Lang Son) 73.4mm,...
In the evening and night of August 19, the North and Thanh Hoa will have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 70mm.
The meteorological agency warns of the risk of heavy rain with rainfall greater than 50mm within 3 hours. 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. The warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
On the night of August 20 and August 21, the North is likely to have rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy to very heavy rain.
Around the night of August 21 - 23, the North and Thanh Hoa are likely to have rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain.
From around August 26 to 28, the North and Thanh Hoa are likely to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain.