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A hailstorm in Bueng Kan province’s Bueng Khong Long district damaged schools and houses on Monday (May 11), according to a news reporter, as the weather bureau warned of likely thunderstorms in upper Thailand.

Kitsiam Khongsatri, chief of Doi Inthanon National Park said this week that the thundershowers and hail storms that have hit Doi Inthanon since Saturday (December 28) have not stopped visitors determined to set up camp on the highest mountain in Chiang Mai province to witness the beautiful panoramic view as the sun rises.

The strong high-pressure system covering the Northeast of Thailand and the South China Sea will bring cooler temperatures to the Northeast with drops of 1-3° Celsius while the westerly trough over the upper North and the upper Northeast of Thailand could lead to isolated thundershowers and hail in the North, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Monday (December 30).

Bangkok residents excited by the unusual sight were on Friday (October 4) swapping photos and videos online of hail falling in some parts of the capital.

Thunderstorms that unleashed hail hit seven districts of Phichit Monday evening, damaging around 500 houses, officials said on Tuesday.

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