KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm, heavy rain and strong wind warning for seven states until 1pm on Sunday (Nov 23).
It said the adverse weather was expected in parts of Perak (Manjung, Kinta, Perak Tengah, Kampar, Bagan Datuk, Hilir Perak, Batang Padang and Muallim) and Pahang (Tanah Tinggi Cameron, Lipis and Raub).
Similar alerts were issued for Selangor (Sabak Bernam and Hulu Selangor); Negri Sembilan (Port Dickson, Rembau and Tampin); Johor (Tangkak and Muar); as well as Melaka.
In Sabah, the affected areas include Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, Beluran and Sandakan) and Kudat.
MetMalaysia issues these warnings when thunderstorms with rainfall intensity exceeding 20mm per hour are imminent or expected to last more than an hour.
These are short-term warnings, valid for no more than six hours from issuance. – BERNAMA
