After heavy rain last night and today, August 23, the meteorological agency has compiled statistics and compared rainfall at several points. Lao Dong Newspaper reporter talked with Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - Head of Weather Forecasting Department, National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting - about notable weather information.
Sir, last night and today, was there any point where measured rainfall exceeded records?
- Last night and today, the Northern region and Hoa Binh province had very heavy rain, common rainfall was 50 - 100mm, some places had heavier rainfall such as in Dong Quang (Thai Nguyen). measured from 7pm last night to 9am this morning was 219mm, in the Quan Hoa area (Cau Giay, Hanoi) the rainfall was 195mm.
Particularly in the Hoai Duc area (Hanoi), the rainfall was 193.4mm - exceeding the record rainfall in Hoai Duc in August 2022 of 190mm.
What is the cause of the above heavy rain, sir?
- We determined that the cause of the heavy rain was due to the shape of a low vortex developing from the ground to a height of 5,000m combined with the southeast wind field of the ocean air mass coming in from the east.
What is the forecast for the next rain event in the Northern region, sir?
- The low vortex situation continues, so tonight until the end of tomorrow, August 24, the North and Hoa Binh will have heavy rain with a common rainfall of 50 - 100mm, in some places over 200mm. In addition, other places in the North have 10 - 30mm of rain, with some places over 100mm.
After this heavy rain, how will the weather forecast develop in the North, sir?
- After this heavy rain, the North changed to a state of little rain until the end of August. September is still the rainy season in the North and Central Highlands. Therefore, this area still has many days of moderate and heavy rain; The potential risk of flash floods and landslides in this area is high to very high.
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