On the afternoon of August 10, thunderstorms developed in Ho Chi Minh City, causing heavy rain with thunderstorms and lightning.
On some streets such as Nguyen Duy Trinh, Quoc Huong, Do Xuan Hop... and low-lying areas, they quickly fell into deep flooding, affecting traffic.
According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, 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 other neighboring areas.
Rainfall is generally from 5-20 mm, in some places over 20 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.
The thunderstorms are caused by the low pressure trough with an axis through the Northern region. The southwest monsoon in the Southern region will operate at medium intensity.
In the past 24 hours, Ho Chi Minh City has had showers and thunderstorms in many places, with moderate rain in some places and heavy rain in some places. The rainfall in the past 24 hours was 39.2 mm after My Xuan, 31.0 mm Phuoc Hoa, 26.8 mm Tam Thon Hiep, 22.8 mm Binh Chanh,...
In the next 24 to 48 hours, Ho Chi Minh City will have moderate to heavy rain. Total rainfall is generally 40-80 mm, in some places over 80 mm.
The heavy rain is likely to last until around August 17-18 in the Ho Chi Minh City area. The total rainfall for the entire period is generally 100-150 mm, in some places over 160 mm.
