Forecast risk of upcoming storms or tropical depressions, widespread heavy rain in the North

Today, July 11, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has assessed the notable weather situation in recent days and forecasted the special trend ahead.

Regarding heavy rain from July 6 - July 11, the northern provinces are continuously affected by moderate to heavy rain over a wide area. Common rainfall is from 70 - 150mm. Key areas are Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lao Cai reaching from 100 - 200mm.

Some local locations have particularly heavy rain (over 300mm) such as Hua Trai monitoring station (Son La) 511.8mm Muong Trai (Son La) 479.4mm Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) 469.6mm Quat Dong (Quang Ninh) 453mm Binh Thanh (Thai Nguyen) 394.2mm...

Regarding the diễn biến of natural disasters in the coming time, in the period from July 11 - July 18, the Northern region will continue to maintain widespread showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain over 100mm. Rain appears frequently, usually concentrated in the late afternoon, night and early morning.

In the period from July 19 - July 23, according to forecasts from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the North is likely to be affected by a tropical convergence zone. On this convergence zone, there is a risk of forming a tropical cyclone (storm or tropical depression), causing a widespread heavy rain wave throughout the region.

The meteorological agency especially warns that mountainous areas have experienced many days of continuous rain, and soil and rocks have reached a state of water saturation. In the coming days, there will continue to be localized and widespread heavy rain. The risk of flash floods and landslides in the northern provinces needs to be prevented at the highest level of alarm.

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