On the evening of June 12, Lao Cai Provincial Hydrometeorological Station informed that through monitoring on satellite images, lightning positioning data and weather radar, it shows that there are developing convective cloud areas causing showers, locally heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms for villages/hamlets/residential groups in communes/wards: Che Tao, Lao Chai, Lao Cai, Y Ty, Trinh Tuong.
At the same time, convective cloud areas are developing in the Lai Chau and Son La provinces and are moving towards Lao Cai province.
From now until the next few hours, these convective cloud areas will continue to develop and move, causing showers, locally heavy to very heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms, lightning with strong winds, then spreading to many wards and communes in the area.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind, breaking trees, damaging houses, traffic works and infrastructure, causing danger to human lives.
Disaster risk level warning due to tornadoes, lightning, hail: Level 1
