PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds across 13 states and two Federal Territories, effective until 5pm on Saturday (Oct 17).
In Peninsular Malaysia, the afternoon weather alert covers the entire state of Perlis, Penang and Melaka. In Kedah, storms are expected across the whole state, while Perak is affected in Selama, Hulu Perak, Kerian, Larut Matang, Kuala Kangsar, Muallim, Kinta, Kampar and Batang Padang.
In Kelantan, severe weather is forecast for Gua Musang, Jeli and Kuala Krai, while Terengganu is affected in Hulu Terengganu, Dungun, Setiu, Kuala Nerus, Kemaman and Besut. Pahang covers Temerloh, Maran, Rompin, Bera, Cameron Highlands, Lipis, Jerantut, Raub, Kuantan and Bentong.
In the central and southern regions, the warning covers Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak, Petaling, Hulu Langat and Sepang in Selangor, alongside the entire area of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. In Negeri Sembilan, affected districts include Seremban, Port Dickson, Jelebu and Rembau, while Johor covers Batu Pahat, Mersing, Johor Bahru, Kulai, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Segamat and Kluang.
Over in East Malaysia, severe weather is forecast across several divisions in Sarawak, including Limbang, Mukah, Sarikei, Sibu, Lubok Antu in Sri Aman, Kabong and Saratok in Betong, Tatau in Bintulu, as well as Miri, Marudi, Subis and Beluru in Miri.
In Sabah, the alert spans Kudat, the entire Pantai Barat division, Pedalaman (Beaufort, Sipitang, Membakut and Tambunan), Tawau (Kunak, Tawau, Semporna and Lahad Datu), and Sandakan (Kinabatangan and Paitan).
MetMalaysia issues these warnings when there are signs indicating a thunderstorm with a rainfall intensity exceeding 20mm per hour that is imminent or expected to occur for more than one hour.
A thunderstorm warning is a short-term warning that is valid for a period not exceeding six hours for any single release.
The notice was officially issued by the department at 1.50pm on Saturday.
