Rescue units on standby as thunderstorms about to affect 40 Thai provinces

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Rescue units on standby as thunderstorms about to affect 40 provinces

BANGKOK, 6 March 2015 (NNT)-The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has coordinated rescue efforts in preparation for thunderstorm forecast across the country until next Monday.

According to DDPM Deputy Director-General Anusorn Kaewkangwan, the high pressure system from China could bring thunder and hail storms to some areas in the Northeast, lower Central region and the East of the country.

The DDPM is expected to respond to any emergency situations at any time, even though no severe weather conditions have been reported yet. People in 40 provinces have been told to brace for gusty winds and heavy rains.

They are also urged to remove any signs and placards which are vulnerable to wind damage. The 18 DDPM provincial offices will be on standby to dispatch a rescue team to help those in need or call a 24 hour-hotline at 1784.

However, the storms could raise national water storage levels and put out forest fire on top of everything else. Residents affected by the water shortage are advised to take this opportunity to store water.


-- NNT 2015-03-06

weather forecasts for all Thai provinces: http://weather.thaivisa.com

[jcisco]

What is the DDPM???

[Steelhammer]

What is the DDPM???

As you can read in the first sentence: Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

[jcisco]

Nope not visible in the iPad application at all unless I web view. Bug with application

[casualbiker]

Which 40 provinces?

[lust]

BKK weather is showing clear skies all day

[96tehtarp]

Yesterday the lower north had clear blue skies and damn hot. 39C.

Today we are starting to see some overcast and also the Thai Meteorological Department has updated their website here.

This could be for real.

[Captain_Bob]

Nothing but sensationalist hype. They make it sound like a national emergency when it's just a bit of possible windy rain (which would be welcomed).

Rescue units on standby as thunderstorms about to affect 40 provinces... coordinated rescue efforts... thunder and hail storms... emergency situations at any time... brace for gusty winds and heavy rains... urged to remove any signs and placards which are vulnerable to wind damage... rescue team to help those in need or call a 24 hour-hotline

OMG! Run for your lives! (someone's trying to justify their monthly paycheck) ;-)

Edited March 6, 2015 by Captain_Bob

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

I guess they went just too far with the cloud seeding and rain making this year?

[CNXBKKMAN]

Its not sensationalist hype for the villagers who's roof get blown off and the unlucky person who dies when a tree falls on them.

[noahvail]

The OP was at 10:39 and the weather bureau had posted this at 10:00

"The high pressure from China over the eastern Northeast of Thailand and the upper South China is weakening. The southeasterly wind remains over the country. Isolated thundershowers with gusty wind are expected in the Northeast, the lower Central and the East. People should beware of the severe weather conditions."

I think there's a huge difference between "isolated thundershowers" and "severe widespread thunderstorms."

Chicken Little was right.

[smedly]

do these people ever look out a window

[Strangebrew]

2 centermeters rain in cup major flash flooding

[X pat]

Spinn the wheel,throw the little ball around,and maby------just maby they could get lucky this time. BS what a bunch of looser's .

[Suradit69]

do these people ever look out a window

Is that considered a high tech method for predicting weather several days in advance in your country?

BANGKOK, 5 March 2015 (NNT)-The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued warnings for people in 40 provinces against a tropical storm which is likely to take place during March 5-10

[Suradit69]

Spinn the wheel,throw the little ball around,and maby------just maby they could get lucky this time. BS what a bunch of looser's .

'BS what a bunch of looser's "

Why is it, I wonder, that people who say this about other people never seem to be able to spell "loser?"

[MESmith]

Which 40 provinces?

They haven't decided, yet....

[monkey4u]

What is the DDPM???

As you can read in the first sentence: Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

In the last government DDPM was Drunken Deputy Prime Minister

[poostick]

Spinn the wheel,throw the little ball around,and maby------just maby they could get lucky this time. BS what a bunch of looser's .

'BS what a bunch of looser's "

Why is it, I wonder, that people who say this about other people never seem to be able to spell "loser?"

I think it's a new word from Chavland.

[outboard]

Spinn the wheel,throw the little ball around,and maby------just maby they could get lucky this time. BS what a bunch of looser's .

'BS what a bunch of looser's "

Why is it, I wonder, that people who say this about other people never seem to be able to spell "loser?"

comes from trolls on game forums increasing the number of o's to emphasise the holding of the vowel in speech as in loooooooooooooooooooooooooooser but some forum software treats any repetition of a single character as a form of spam and auto-edits it to a double only and of course it passes a spell check so must be right. as for the misspelling of "spin" and "maybe" would tend to indicate that English is not this persons first language

[fanof3d]

If anyone wants to see live radar for Thailand and surrounding areas, just visit this link. Not sure how easy it is to navigate on a phone though.

Looks like all of the storms are SOUTH of Thailand. Nothing going on at all right now.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/world/satellite

Edited March 6, 2015 by fanof3d

[rabid old goat]

BKK weather is showing clear skies all day

noticed it was a little bit windy. the blankets on the roof were waving a little. not a common occurrence. mostly no wind.

[tonypace02]

Nothing but sensationalist hype. They make it sound like a national emergency when it's just a bit of possible windy rain (which would be welcomed).

Rescue units on standby as thunderstorms about to affect 40 provinces... coordinated rescue efforts... thunder and hail storms... emergency situations at any time... brace for gusty winds and heavy rains... urged to remove any signs and placards which are vulnerable to wind damage... rescue team to help those in need or call a 24 hour-hotline

OMG! Run for your lives! (someone's trying to justify their monthly paycheck) ;-)

It really bothers you when Thai officials do their jobs, doesn't it, Captain Bob? Note the name of the organization issuing the warning, "Department of DISASTER PREVENTION and Mitigation." And how do people do such a job? They inform the public of any impending threats, the likeliest locations, the potential impact, and the probable time. I for one am grateful for the warnings as I live in a threatened area.

[northernphil]

Which 40 provinces?

The ones where it might rain..... er ......or some other ones if it doesn't. Find out tomorrow after it may or may not of rained. Still bracing myself from the last Met. warning.

[Liquorice]

37 - 38C for the previous week and the fore coming week according to the local weather report in Roi Et province.

A few thunderstorms would be a relief from this prickly heat...........I'll check the local weather again tomorrow.

[smedly]

Spinn the wheel,throw the little ball around,and maby------just maby they could get lucky this time. BS what a bunch of looser's .

'BS what a bunch of looser's "

Why is it, I wonder, that people who say this about other people never seem to be able to spell "loser?"

Why is it you spend so much time on TVF throwing insults and being critical of other posters while failing to contribute anything to the actual topic, I'm willing to bet you don't mix well with other people when you go out

[96tehtarp]

38-39C here in the lower north again today with not a cloud in sight. Nothing on the radar either.

We would love to have some rain.

[English 1]

Always so many totally stupid comments .... usually from the same tossers.

[leo202]

It's clouding over where I am in kalasin, maybe rain tonight.

[Daniel Ingalls]

Nothing here in Chiang Mai, and I been standing outside off and on for the past hour, with bucket in hand. Haven't seen any plane spraying water either!..........Hard to figure which is correct, the plane, the weather......only thing that is real is this damn bucket!