On the afternoon of March 25, many areas in Dien Bien province suffered heavy rain, including hail and thunderstorms in the Pha Din Pass area (Tuan Giao district) and some other localities such as Muong Ang district, Dien Bien district and Dien Bien Phu city.
According to people at the top of Pha Din Pass, at around 5:00 p.m.on March 25, a hailstorm occurred and lasted about 10-15 minutes.The fallen rocks were dense with an average size of about 2cm, creating a rare white sky scene.
People living in this area said that this was an unusual hail with a large amount of grains of stone, seriously affecting the crops.
Similarly, in Muong Ang district, Dien Bien district and Dien Bien Phu city, hail also appeared with a duration of 10-20 minutes. The size of the stones ranges from the ring finger, making people surprised by the weather.
Fortunately, the hail and thunderstorms only lasted for a short time with not too much intensity, so the damage to property and people's lives was not too serious.
In the face of unusual weather conditions, people need to proactively monitor weather forecast information and take preventive measures to minimize damage caused by natural disasters.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the Northwest will be cloudy on the night of March 25, with scattered showers and thunderstorms at night, fog in some places in the early morning, and sunny during the day, especially in the Northwest region, there will be hot weather and light winds.During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The lowest temperature is from 17-20 degrees Celsius, some places below 16 degrees Celsius.The highest temperature is from 29-32 degrees Celsius, some places in the Northwest region are above 35 degrees Celsius.
