Hail is the largest in 30 years in Tuyen Quang

Lasting 10 minutes, hail with a diameter of up to 8cm made many corrugated iron roofs and cement roofs in Chiem Hoa district (Tuyen Quang) punctured.

Mr. Tran Quoc Hiep, Head of Chiem Hoa hydrological station (Tuyen Quang) said that from 6h45 to 6:55 am on April 3, a heavy hail suddenly fell to this area."The sky suddenly became dark, the wind jerked together with the screeching sound and suddenly the hail and thunder fell down," Mr. Hiep recounted.

Hail caused a hole in the roof in Tuyen Quang.(Photo: Hoai An).

Hail occurred in Vinh Loc town, Tan Thinh, Tan An and Phuc Thinh communes. The diameter of the stone is very big, 4-8cm, puncturing the roof of the people, breaking the motorbike mirror, breaking the car glass. Many people panic to find shelter.

The stones were as big as fists, causing considerable damage.(Photo: Dai Tuyen Quang).

Mr. Hiep said that before the normal hail of weather and there was no special warning in this area. For more than 30 years, this is the first time he witnessed a hail of stones with such a large diameter of stones.

Tuyen Quang province's meteorological and hydrological station said that the impact of the southwestern edge of the high pressure and weakened blade combined with the fasting line in the high west wind zone has caused rain in the whole province, particularly in the northern mountainous region. including Ham Yen, Chiem Hoa and Na Hang districts with showers and strong thunderstorms. Vinh Loc town, Chiem Hoa district, occurs with rain and hail, strong wind.

Hail crushed the crops.(Photo: Dai Tuyen Quang).

After the rain, the sky was dry and sunny. Authorities are taking damage statistics.

As a rule, April is a time of changing from cold spring to hot summer and the occurrence of extreme weather events, such as thunderstorms and hail. Many years ago, the North had been constantly appearing hail in April.