Weather warning: MetMalaysia puts most of the country on thunderstorm alert

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a thunderstorm advisory predicting heavy rain, strong winds, and lightning across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak until 7pm.

The advisory covers all of Perlis, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya, as well as extensive areas in other states and regions, including specific districts within Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, the East Coast states, and parts of East Malaysia.

These warnings, indicating potential rainfall of over 20mm per hour or sustained heavy downpours, are valid for up to six hours.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an afternoon thunderstorm advisory, warning that heavy downpours, gusty winds, and lightning will lash widespread areas across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak until 7pm today.

The advisory places the entirety of Perlis, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya on alert, alongside large swathes of the northern and central peninsula.

In Kedah, stormy weather is forecast for Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Sik, Baling, Kulim, and Bandar Baharu. Perak faces widespread disruption across Kerian, Selama, Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Larut Matang, Kinta, Kampar, Batang Padang, Muallim, and Bagan Datuk.

Across Selangor, the warning blankets Sabak Bernam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak, Petaling, Hulu Langat, and Sepang. Further south, the alert covers Jempol in Negeri Sembilan and Segamat in Johor.

East coast states are similarly braced for severe weather. Kelantan will see storms hit Tanah Merah, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Kota Bharu, Pasir Puteh, and Bachok. In Terengganu, bad weather is expected across Hulu Terengganu, Besut, Dungun, Kemaman, and Setiu, while Pahang residents in Kuantan, Maran, Jerantut, Bera, and Rompin have also been advised to brace for rain.

Across East Malaysia, the warning stretches across multiple divisions in Sarawak. These include Kuching, Serian and Siburan, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei (incorporating Julau), Sibu, Mukah (covering Daro, Matu, and Dalat), Kapit (including Song), Miri (featuring Marudi and Beluru), and Limbang.

In Sabah, the alert spans the interior divisions of Sipitang, Beaufort, Membakut, and Tambunan, before extending across the West Coast through Papar, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, and Kota Belud. Other affected areas in the state include Kota Marudu in Kudat, Kinabatangan in Sandakan, and Kunak in Tawau.

MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warnings whenever rain clouds show signs of dumping more than 20mm of rain per hour, or when high-intensity downpours are imminent and likely to persist beyond an hour.

The department noted that these warnings serve as short-term alerts, with each issuance remaining valid for a maximum of six hours.

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马来西亚气象局发布雷暴预警，预测马来西亚半岛、沙巴和砂拉越将出现强降雨、大风和闪电天气，持续至晚上7点。

该警告涵盖玻璃市、槟城、吉隆坡和布城全境，以及其他州和地区的广大区域，包括吉打州、霹雳州、雪兰莪州、森美兰州、柔佛州、东海岸各州以及东马部分地区的特定区域。

这些警告表明，每小时降雨量可能超过 20 毫米或持续强降雨，有效期最长为 6 小时。

吉隆坡，10月14日讯——马来西亚气象局（MetMalaysia）发布下午雷暴预警，警告称，马来西亚半岛、沙巴和砂拉越大片地区将遭受暴雨、大风和闪电袭击，持续至今天下午7点。

该警告将玻璃市、槟城、吉隆坡和布城全境以及马来半岛北部和中部大片地区置于警戒状态。

在吉打州，Kubang Pasu、Padang Terap、Sik、Baling、Kulim 和 Bandar Baharu 预计有暴风雨天气。霹雳州面临广泛的破坏，包括克里安、塞拉玛、乌鲁霹雳、瓜拉江沙、拉律马登、近打、金宝、巴当巴东、莫林和巴眼拿督。

在雪兰莪州，警告覆盖了沙白安南、瓜拉雪兰莪、乌鲁雪兰莪、鹅唛、八打灵、乌鲁冷岳和雪邦。再往南，警报覆盖森美兰州的仁保和柔佛州的昔加末。

东海岸各州也同样做好了应对恶劣天气的准备。吉兰丹将遭遇风暴袭击丹那美拉、瓜拉吉赖、马昌、巴西马、道北、哥打巴鲁、巴西布地和巴佐。在登嘉楼州，乌鲁登嘉楼州、勿述、龙运、甘马挽和士兆预计将出现恶劣天气，而彭亨州关丹、马兰、而连突、贝拉和云宾的居民也被建议做好防雨准备。

在东马，该警告涉及砂拉越的多个部门。其中包括古晋、西连和诗武兰、三马拉汉、斯里阿曼、勿洞、泗里街（包括朱劳）、诗巫、木胶（包括达罗、马都和大叻）、加帛（包括宋）、美里（包括马鲁地和贝鲁鲁）和林梦。

在沙巴，警报范围涵盖实必登、博福特、曼巴库和坦布南等内陆地区，然后延伸到西海岸，穿过巴巴、兵南邦、亚庇、斗亚兰和哥打毛律。该州其他受影响的地区包括古达的哥打马鲁都、山打根的京那巴当岸和斗湖的库纳克。

当雨云显示出每小时降雨量超过 20 毫米的迹象，或者强降雨即将到来并可能持续超过一小时时，马来西亚气象局 (MetMalaysia) 会发布雷暴警告。

该部门指出，这些警告属于短期警报，每次发布的警告有效期最长为六小时。

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