8 Northern, Northeastern Provinces Warned Of Flash Floods

[george]

8 northern, northeastern provinces warned of flash floods

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department Tuesday warned residents of eight northern and northeastern provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods.

In its morning forecast issued at 4 am, it said a westerly trough, which lies across the North and upper Northeast, will unleash heavy rains in the provinces.

The eight provinces are Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak, Nong Khai, and Loei.

The department added that about 70 per cent of areas in the North and South would be hit by rains.

-- The Nation 2008-10-21

[dumball]

Did anyone get around to digging the irrigation ditches deeper yet to carry away the excess water, or will they wait a while until a village or two gets carried away ?

[Scott]

Good luck to those affected by this.

[george]

8 southern provinces warned of heavy rains

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department Thursday warned residents of eight southern provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains which will continue for a few days.

The heavy rains would be unleashed by a low pressure ridge over the middle South and Gulf of Thailand.

The eight provinces are Chumphon, Surat Thani, Phang Nga, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Trang and Satun.

-- The Nation 2008-10-23

[animatic]

8 southern provinces warned of heavy rains

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department Thursday warned residents of eight southern provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains which will continue for a few days.

The heavy rains would be unleashed by a low pressure ridge over the middle South and Gulf of Thailand.

The eight provinces are Chumphon, Surat Thani, Phang Nga, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Trang and Satun.

-- The Nation 2008-10-23

More accurate than several weathermen I know,

we had a nice little deluge this AM.

Glad I FINALY got them to fix the roof RIGHTlast month.

[george]

9 provinces warned of flash floods

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department Saturday warned residents of 8 southern provinces and a central province to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods.

The department said Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi and Trang would be hit with heavy rains Saturdya and Sunday.

-- The Nation 2008-10-25

[george]

Five provinces warned of flash floods

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department Sunday warned residents of five central provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods Sunday.

In its morning forecast, the department said Uthai Thani, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, and Prachuap Khirikhan would be hit by heavy rains due to a low pressure mass.

It said the low pressure mass had moved from the upper part of Gulf of Thailand to be over Phetchaburi and Ratchaburi, and thus unleashing heavy rains in the five provinces.

-- The Nation 2008-10-26