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Even with the severe storms that battered a few parts of England with intense rain, hail and thunder on Saturday 22 March, many places avoided the heavy downpours.

And even more pressing, the officials warned in a Feb. 14 letter obtained by ProPublica, Vietnam is on the verge of its rainy season, when torrential downpours are common.

Damaging winds, heavy downpours, hail and even a weak tornado are possible, said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

The heaviest downpour is expected to occur in mountain areas Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday, with a chance of roadway and flash flooding, mudslides and possible debris flows near recent burn scars.

The weather system also brings the potential for thunderstorms, particularly late Wednesday through Thursday, which could deliver heavy downpours along with gusty winds, lightning, small hail and even weak tornadoes.