Chaiwat Jultirapong, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, said yesterday (Sept 29) that he had ordered subordinates in the provinces to prepare for the possible impact of the weather fluctuations, reports the Bangkok Post.
He attributed the warning to the Meteorological Department’s report that high-pressure systems from China would reach the eastern part of the North, the Northeast and the South China Sea while the monsoon trough would be predominate in the lower North, the lower Northeast and the Central Plain.
According to Kornravee Sitthichivapak, director-general of the Meteorological Department, thunderstorms and windstorms are likely as follows:
On Monday and Tuesday in:
- northern provinces namely Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kamphaeng Phet, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak and Uttaradit;
- the northeastern provinces of Amnat Charoen, Bueng Kan, Buri Ram, Chaiyaphum, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Loei, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nong Khai, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani and Yasothon
- central plain provinces namely Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Chai Nat, Lop Buri, Nakhon Sawan, Saraburi, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri, Uthai Thani and Greater Bangkok
the eastern provinces of Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo and Trat.
On Wednesday and Thursday in:
- northern provinces namely Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kamphaeng Phet, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak and Uttaradit
- the northeastern provinces of Buri Ram, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima and Surin
- central plain provinces namely Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Chai Nat, Kanchanaburi, Lop Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Sawan, Ratchaburi, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Saraburi, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri, Uthai Thani and Greater Bangkok
- the eastern provinces of Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo and Trat
- southern provinces namely Chumphon, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan
Later in the week temperatures in the Northeast would drop by one to three degrees Celsius, Ms Kornravee said.
Yesterdayday the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported flooding in 17 provinces, mostly in the North and the Northeast, affecting about 40,000 families.
Floods were reported in:
- the northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Nan, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Phrae, Sukhothai and Tak;
- the northeastern provinces of Chaiyaphum, Maha Sarakham, Nong Khai, Ubon Ratchathani and Udon Thani;
- the central plain province of Ayutthaya; and
- the eastern province of Prachin Buri.
Floodwater was receding in most of the provinces. Flood levels were rising in Phitsanulok and Ayutthaya and were unchanged in Maha Sarakham.
From Aug 16, flooding affected about 181,000 households, killed 49 people and injured 28 others in 37 provinces, according to the department.