Recorded at noon on June 29, strong gusts of wind appeared in many areas of Ho Chi Minh City, the sky turned cloudy and gloomy. In some places, dark clouds came quickly, signaling thunderstorms about to occur.
Monitoring on satellite cloud images, weather radar images and lightning positioning shows that convective cloud areas are developing, causing showers with thunderstorms and lightning in many areas, including Binh Tien ward, Tan My ward, Tan Hung ward, Phu Dinh ward, Binh Tan ward...
In the next 3 hours, convective cloud areas will continue to develop and cause showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in the above-mentioned areas, then it is likely to expand to An Thoi Dong, Ho Tram, Phuoc Hoa, Bac Tan Uyen, Phu Giao, Long Hoa, Ngai Giao communes and neighboring areas.
Common rainfall is from 10-30 mm, in some places over 50 mm. During thunderstorms, people need to be wary of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind at level 5-7 (8-17 m/s). Heavy rain in a short time can cause localized flooding in low-lying areas.
The cause of thunderstorms is due to the Southwest monsoon operating with moderate intensity, combined with the Southwest wind convergence zone being maintained in the area.
According to the Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Station, the Southern region in the afternoon from the evening of June 29 has showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally, with heavy rain in some places.
