Heavy rain hits the north
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Heavy downpours and gusting winds hit some northern provinces last night, damaging houses, crops and uprooting trees.
The weather department’s northern office in Chiang Mai has warned of storms and strong winds through the week.
Large trees and billboards were toppled, damaging homes and vehicles.
In Mae Hong Son’s Pai district, a summer storm damaged houses and crops. Damage has not yet been assessed, and roads remain blocked by uprooted trees, but civil servants and villagers are working to clear the way to open the roads to traffic
The weather department warned of heavy rainfall and potential flash floods across much of the country.
A high pressure ridge covers the upper northeast, and a moderate southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, the Gulf of Thailand and on land, nationwide.
The weather system carries more rainfall over Thailand with isolated heavy to very heavy rain in the North, the Northeast, the East and the Southwest coast.
Today through Friday, residents in normally at risk areas should beware of possible flooding.
Winds are strong, and waves in the Andaman Sea are at a 2-metre level, with warnings to shipping to proceed with caution during the period.
