According to Lao Dong, on many roads in Ho Chi Minh City such as 3 months of February, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, 8th Revolution... traffic was affected by heavy rain.
Some streets of Quang Trung, Pham Van Chieu, Phan Huy Ich... were deeply flooded, many vehicles stalled.
The news released at 5:20 p.m. from the Southern Hydrometeorological Station said that the thunderstorm area is developing and causing rain with thunderstorms and lightning in Hung Long commune, Binh Loi commune, Tan Tao ward, Binh Tri Dong ward, Tan Vinh Loc commune, Binh Tan ward, An Khanh ward, Binh Trung ward...
In the next 0-3 hours, thunderstorms will continue to develop, causing showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in the above areas, then expanding to most areas of Ho Chi Minh City.
Rainfall is generally from 20-50 mm, in some places over 70 mm. During thunderstorms, beware of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind of about level 5-7 (8-17 m/s), heavy rain causing local flooding.
According to Mr. Le Dinh Quyet - Head of the Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Department, Southern Hydro-Meteorological Station, the cause of the rain was due to a low pressure trough with an axis through the North. The southwest monsoon will operate at a weak intensity. Above, the subtropical high pressure in the southern branch has an axis through the South - South Central region.
In the next 24 hours, the weather in the area will be cloudy, tonight there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms. During the day, sometimes the clouds decrease, intermittent sunshine.
