The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that last night and today (August 1), the Northern mountainous and midland areas had moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, with some places having very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on July 31 to 3:00 p.m. on August 1st is locally over 80mm such as: Na Tau (Dien Bien) 114.4mm, Pa U (Lai Chau) 130.4mm, Thanh Mai (Bac Kan) 106.2mm...
The Northwest and Viet Bac and Hoa Binh regions of the North from the evening of August 1 to August 2 are forecast to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, with some places having very heavy rain with a common rainfall of 30 - 60mm, locally. Some places are over 120mm. From the night of August 2, heavy rain in the Northwest and Viet Bac regions tended to gradually decrease.
Other areas in the North from the evening of August 1 to August 2 had scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally with heavy rain with rainfall from 10 - 30mm, locally over 50mm.
The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting warns that during thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong winds. The level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain, tornadoes, and lightning is level 1.
Prevent the risk of flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in low-lying areas. Heavy rain in a short period of time causes flooding in urban areas.
