According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (October 14), the Northeast region, from Thanh Hoa to Hue City, the Central Highlands and the Southeast region had scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain; in the Northern Delta and coastal areas, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An regions, there was moderate rain, some places had heavy to very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7pm on October 13 to 8am on October 14 locally over 100mm in some places such as Van Ly station (Ninh Binh) 114mm, My Loc station (Hung Yen) 191.2mm, Vinh Bao station (Hai Phong) 138.6mm, Phinh Ho station (Quang Ninh) 128.4mm,...
The Northern Delta and the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh are the focus of rain
The Northern Delta and the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh from the morning of October 14 to the end of October 15 are forecast to have moderate rain and thunderstorms, with common rainfall of 30 - 60mm, locally heavy rain over 120mm.
The midland and mountainous areas of the Northeast from the morning of October 14 to the end of October 15 are forecast to have showers and thunderstorms, with common rainfall of 20 - 40mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm.
The Hanoi area will have rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms with rainfall of 30 - 60mm from the morning of October 14 to the end of October 15, with some places having heavy rain over 90mm.
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.
According to Mr. Mai Van Khiem - Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Department of Hydro-Meteorology, the cause of the rain is the influence of weak cold air combined with the easterly wind from the subtropical high pressure circulation encroaching on the west, the weather in the North is about to change.
"The forecast for accumulated rainfall in 24 hours is generally below 50mm, so the possibility of flooding on river systems is very low" - Mr. Khiem said.
However, the Director of the meteorological agency also warned that during this time, there may still be local showers and thunderstorms, with a heavy rainfall of 30 - 50mm/hour, which can cause flooding, flash floods and landslides in some mountainous areas.
Floods on rivers in the North are receding
Regarding the hydrological situation, the flood on the Cau and Thuong rivers (Bac Ninh) is currently receding. At 8:00 a.m. on October 14, the water level on the Cau River at Dap Cau Station was 4.31 m, at alert level 1; the water level on the Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong Station was 5.05 m, 0.25 m lower than alert level 2.
In the next 24 hours, floods on the Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong Station are forecast to continue to decrease and remain above alert level 1; meanwhile, floods on the Cau River at Dap Cau Station will continue to decrease and remain below alert level 1.
Flooding in Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh provinces and Hanoi city continues in communes, wards along the river and low-lying areas. The risk of riverbank erosion, landslides and steep slopes in the above areas is still high. Real-time warning information for areas at risk of flash floods and landslides is published online on the website of the Department of Hydrometeorology at https://luquetsatlo.nchmf.gov.vn and in separate bulletins.
The risk level of natural disasters due to floods is determined at level 1. Floods on rivers continue to cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, affecting waterway transportation, aquaculture, agricultural production, people's daily life and other socio-economic activities.
