Speaking with Thanh Nien on the evening of April 20, a leader of the People's Committee of Nam Phuong Tien commune (Chuong My district, Hanoi ) confirmed that during the thunderstorm that occurred that evening, hail appeared, several centimeters in diameter.
Hail appeared in Hanoi on the evening of April 20.
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Hail accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. "The hail lasted for a short time, and the damage caused by the hail is being counted by the local authorities," the leader added.
Earlier, at around 7:30 p.m., Hanoi experienced thunderstorms and lightning. After a period of heavy rain, hail appeared in some districts in Hanoi such as Cau Giay, My Duc, Chuong My, and Ung Hoa.
A tree on Nha Chung Street (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi) fell down, crushing many motorbikes on the sidewalk.
In Trung Hoa Ward (Cau Giay District), people recorded sparse hailstones, the size of chopsticks, which quickly shattered when they hit the ground. In Vien Noi Commune (Ung Hoa District), people said the hailstones started around 8 p.m. accompanied by strong gusts of wind.
Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lasting for many hours in Hanoi also caused many trees to be uprooted.
Trees and lamp posts fell on a series of motorbikes on Tran Phu Street (Ha Dong District)
On the evening of April 20, a leader of the Hanoi Parks and Trees Company confirmed the situation of trees being uprooted after thunderstorms in the area and said that workers had been dispatched to deal with fallen trees blocking the road. The number of trees affected by thunderstorms is being counted.
According to records, on many streets in Hoan Kiem District, trees were uprooted and branches were broken, blocking the road, affecting traffic.
Trees on Hanoi streets were uprooted, blocking the road and affecting traffic.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that due to the low pressure trough with an axis of 24 - 26 degrees north latitude being compressed by the cool air mass from southern China flowing down, the North of our country will have showers and thunderstorms. The rainfall from 4 - 8 pm today, April 20, in some places, was over 40 mm, such as: Huoi Leng (Dien Bien) 66 mm, Giap Dac ( Hoa Binh ) 41 mm.
Forecast, tonight and tomorrow evening, April 21, the North will continue to have showers and thunderstorms, locally in some places rain 20 - 40 mm.
A fallen tree crushed a car parked on the side of Quang Trung Street (Ha Dong District).
In Hanoi, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned of thunderstorms. Analysis of satellite cloud images, weather radar images and lightning location data shows that convective clouds are developing and causing rain in the districts of Ba Vi, Thach That, Quoc Oai, and Son Tay Town. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
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