In the late afternoon of March 22, there were thunderstorms in Phu Tho province.
In some places such as the former Phu Tho town area and the former Phu Ninh district, hail has appeared.
Mr. Quan - owner of a business store near Phu Ha industrial park (Phong Chau ward) - recounted: "It rained quite heavily, then I heard a crackling sound on the corrugated iron roof, I was suspicious, so I opened the door to see and saw stone rain, the stone was as big as my thumb".
Previously, at 4 pm on the same day, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued thunderstorms, warning of localized heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, hail, strong gusts of wind in the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region.
According to the bulletin, today, the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region have had localized showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for the evening and night of March 22, in the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall from 10-20mm, locally heavy rain with rainfall over 50mm.
Warning in thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rain is likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.
