Heavy rains, floods in much of Thailand until Wednesday: Meteorological Department

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Heavy rains, floods in much of Thailand until Wednesday: Meteorological Department

By The Nation

 

The Meteorological Department has warned that many parts of the country will be hit by torrential downpours and gusty winds from Monday to Wednesday.

In its third warning issued at 5am on Monday, the department said people should beware of heavy rains causing possible flash floods and lowland drainage floods in the North, the Northeast, the Central, the East, the upper South including Bangkok and its vicinity.

 

It said the heavy rains would be unleashed by a monsoon trough lying across the lower Central, the upper South and the East coupled with an active low pressure area covering the middle South China Sea.

 

The low pressure zone is expected to move to the middle of Vietnam by Monday and then on to cover the Northeast, the East, the Central and the North on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Abundant rains are expected over Thailand with isolated heavy to very heavy rains in the North, the Northeast, the East and the Central. Affected areas are as followings:

 

Monday and Tuesday:

North: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Nan, Phrae, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet and Tak.

 

Northeast: Loei, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Surin, Si Sa Ket and Ubon Ratchathani.

 

Central: Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Lop Buri, Saraburi, Kanchanaburi, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Prathom and Ratchaburi including Bangkok and its vicinity.

 

East: Chachoengsao, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.

 

South: Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Ranong, Phangnga and Phuket.

 

Wednesday:

North: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Nan, Phrae, Uttaradit and Tak.

 

Northeast: Loei, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum and Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Central: Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani, Kanchanaburi, Suphan Buri and Ratchaburi.

 

East: Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.

 

South: Ranong, Phangnga and Phuket.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30328807

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-10-09

[mikebell]

Soon be drought season.

[robblok]

4 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Soon be drought season.

Lets hope so .. im tired of the rain.

[canuckamuck]

Another month of rain always helps get our crops through the dry season. Bring it on.

[KhunBENQ]

In our region (western part of Khon Kaen province) all reservoirs/ponds, canals are filled to the edge. Sugar cane and rice deep in water.

I can't remember that it was that full even in 2011.

It's about enough.

[CGW]

3 hours ago, robblok said:

Lets hope so .. im tired of the rain.

Me too! been the longest wet season in my memory, be nice to get back to moaning about needing to water the garden again :)

[nauseus]

This monsoon season has only been what what used to be accepted as normal, in terms of the amount of rainfall. I am thankful for the water and expect more at least until the end of this month.   

[themerg]

The rain is necessary. Look at the abundance of and the lower prices on rice, flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

Look at the size of the fruit on the trees.

Fruit and vegetables are even cheaper at The Tops Rip-off Supermarket.

Why do people complain about something they have no control over.

Pop your head out of your ass and open your eyes and look around.

[flyingdoc]

No life without water, even on Mars after 10,000 years of dormancy  (BBC programme, Oct. 7th) !

[Bill Miller]

1 hour ago, nauseus said:

This monsoon season has only been what what used to be accepted as normal, in terms of the amount of rainfall. I am thankful for the water and expect more at least until the end of this month.   

Yeah, not quite what I was expecting when I came here to stay.
Thought it would be much more monsoony.

My home in AZ is high desert plateau, and has been in a relative drought for the last twenty years, so I am enjoying the rain today. 

 

[CGW]

30 minutes ago, themerg said:

The rain is necessary. Look at the abundance of and the lower prices on rice, flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

Look at the size of the fruit on the trees.

Fruit and vegetables are even cheaper at The Tops Rip-off Supermarket.

Why do people complain about something they have no control over.

Pop your head out of your ass and open your eyes and look around.

Excuse my ignorance, but where are you looking & shopping? I see in my garden very little is growing well, grass doesn't like so much rain, the rice fields are indeed all flooded, be a while before that crop hits the market (only if the rains stop!), the flowers are looking decidedly weary as the ground is so wet, very few veggies can be grown during the wet season and few fruit trees give any fruit in the wet season, what fruit are you looking at?

But as you so wisely informed us "the rain is necessary" thanks for that But enough is enough

[Thunder26]

Bangkok got almost 200 mm of rain last night. That was impressive rainfall. I think this year is going to be the wettest for Bangkok in a decade. So far it rained 2300 mm.

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