Weather warning Thailand: Heavy rain and high waves
June 11, 2013
The rainy season in Thailand has started and that means stormy weather. The Thai Meteorological Service issued a weather alert for large parts of Thailand today.
There is a strong monsoon trough over the North and parts of the Northeast. The weather is under the influence of a low pressure area above the South China Sea and there is a heavy southwest monsoon. Torrential rain and heavy to very heavy precipitation is expected in many places throughout Thailand.
In the upper part of the Andaman Sea, waves of 2-3 meters high can occur as well as gale-force winds.
All vessels must take extra care and small boats must remain ashore between 11-14 June.
Source: www.tmd.go.th/en/list_warning
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Many streets on Patong were flooded this morning. Especially Soi Siam Yen near the hospital suffered a lot from flooding of around 60 cm. After a few hours everything is gone again, after the rain has stopped. A boat is now moored near the hospital in case of another flood.
Same problem last year around this time. I myself walked through the water for 5 days.
Can someone tell me if the area around Sisaket is also affected by floods?
Despite recent experiences, you would expect that most rivers, streams, etc. would now be free of vegetation (water flows away better, right?). But when I look around me, that doesn't seem to be the case. So it's just waiting for the next series of floods.
Surely the Chinese would come to solve the problems? But they are probably too busy to solve their own water management problems. Moreover, the “advance payments” to the necessary Thai decision-makers have already been made. So the urgency has therefore moved a lot lower on the “to do” list…..
Thailand has a huge pan (basin) that is low. That is the area of Ayuthaya. In addition, the Thai Rivers have a low flow rate = thus bring little water / hour away to the sea. Therein lies the problem or problem. The flow rate of the Mekong, for example, is so low that when the meltwater from the Himalayas flows violently to the sea, it collides with a wall of seawater and literally flows back again. It was therefore possible that Kamboscha could have a rice harvest 4x / year. The backflowing water overflowed a huge, hand-dug basin. This can still be seen. With fri gr. Martin
Hopefully I won't have to cancel my holiday to Thailand in early July 🙁
No of course not. After rain comes sunshine, especially in Thailand.
Came back from Thailand yesterday, our house is in Hua Hin. I must say 3 weeks ago in Nakhon Sawan started with very hot weather on average 43 degrees lots of sun, and a heavy shower in the evening (is very normal) Last week in Hua Hin significantly more rain almost every day, one day from 1 o'clock in noon to evening. Also in Cha am the same in the evening heavy showers and thunder. But my wife said she was happy with these showers, because the heat was already quite intense in March this year. But what Khun Peter says is also true, nice to Thailand because even when it rains there is plenty to do.