“Big water bag” hanging in the North, many places have heavy rain

Many places across the country are experiencing rain due to the influence of storm circulation and low pressure. The rain will last until August 17 or 18, and its intensity is increasing.

On the morning of August 15, Hanoi and many provinces in the North had moderate to heavy rain that lasted from the night of August 14. The sky was covered with thick clouds. Infrared satellite images showed many "large water bags" covering the area. According to local people, the eastern area of Hai Phong city, Hung Yen, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen provinces... had heavy rain.

Large cloud pockets cover the north this morning. Satellite image

The meteorological agency recorded that since around 6am, the North has had heavy rain, with heavier rain in the East than in the West, concentrated from southern Quang Ninh, Hai Phong to Hung Yen, Bac Ninh and Lang Son. It is forecasted that by noon, the rain will decrease, but increase again at night.

Central region this morning is cloudy, little rain, no longer hot; thunderstorms appear in the afternoon. Meanwhile, the South and Central Highlands will have increased rain from noon today, some places will have heavy rain with strong thunderstorms.

Hanoi is cloudy, rain from night 14 to morning 15-8 has not stopped

According to warnings from meteorological experts, this rain in the North is due to the influence of the circulation of storm Podul (which has made landfall in Taiwan - China) combined with the possibility of forming a low pressure area in the south of the Truong Sa archipelago.

These morphological combinations will continue to cause prolonged rain in our country in the coming days. The rain will help reduce the heat wave in the North and Central regions, bringing water to irrigate farmers' crops, but it can also pose the risk of extreme natural disasters such as flooding, flash floods, etc.

This morning, August 15, Thai Nguyen had pouring rain. Photo: DO HIEN

This morning, two large hydropower plants in the North of Vietnam are still opening a total of 3 bottom spillway gates (updated to 7am), including Son La Hydropower Plant and Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant. These hydropower plants are releasing water to follow procedures, ensure safety and create capacity to receive floods.

The Meteorological Agency has warned that there will be very heavy rain in the North from now until August 16, with some spots reaching 100mm in 3-4 hours. From Hanoi to Thanh Hoa, there will be very heavy rain on August 16 and 17, with a high possibility of causing urban flooding. From Nghe An to Hue, there will be heavy rain from August 15 to 19, possibly lasting until August 20; while the Mekong Delta and the Southeast are also at risk of heavy rain and strong winds on August 16.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that this rain will occur for many days, over a large area in many regions. Specifically, from the evening of August 15 to August 16, the Northeast region and Thanh Hoa will have moderate rain, heavy rain of 30-70mm, locally very heavy rain over 170mm. Meanwhile, the Central Highlands and the South will have rain of 30-60mm, locally very heavy rain over 120mm.

Then, from the night of August 16 to the night of August 18, the Northeast and the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri will still have moderate to heavy rain, locally 100-200mm, some places over 300mm. At the same time, the Central Highlands and the South will have moderate to heavy rain with common rainfall of 30-60mm, some places over 150mm (rain concentrated in the afternoon and evening).

ANGEL

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tui-nuoc-lon-treo-o-mien-bac-nhieu-noi-mua-lon-post808438.html