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Monday, April 29, 2024

TMD issues flash floods and heavy rain warning

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The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD)announced a cautionary warning for the period this weekend, urging people to brace for heavy rainfall, risk of flash floods, and forest runoff. The department also warned of high waves, recommending that people avoid travelling by boat.

The TMD today forecasted the weather over the next 24-hour period, emphasising that a moderate southwest monsoon continues to prevail over the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand, resulting in ongoing thundershowers over the period.

In the upper Andaman Sea, the wave height reaches 1 to 2 metres, and in areas where there are thundershowers, the waves can exceed 2 metres. In the lower Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, the waves are approximately 1 metre high, and in areas where there are thundershowers, waves can reach 1 to 2 metres height. Boat…

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