Kedah, Penang, Perak, Melaka, Johor and Sarawak put on thunderstorm alert

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a thunderstorm advisory for several regions in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak, forecasting heavy rain, lightning, and strong winds until 2.00pm on October 24.

The warning, centered primarily on the northern peninsula areas such as Kedah, Penang, and northern Perak, also covers parts of Melaka and northern Johor.

In East Malaysia, the advisory includes multiple divisions in Sarawak.

Residents in these areas are urged to prepare for potential flash floods and hazardous conditions due to the anticipated severe weather.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has sounded a midday thunderstorm advisory for multiple states across Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak, warning of torrential rain, lightning, and gusty winds until 2.00pm today.

Issued at 11.00am, the weather alert focuses heavily on the northern corridor of the peninsula. In Kedah, stormy conditions are expected across eight districts, namely Kota Setar, Pendang, Yan, Kuala Muda, Bandar Baharu, Kulim, Baling, and Sik. The advisory concurrently blankets the entire state of Penang, as well as northern Perak localities spanning Selama, Kerian, and Larut Matang.

Further south in the peninsula, adverse weather is forecast to lash Melaka Tengah and Jasin in Melaka, alongside Tangkak and Muar in northern Johor.

cross East Malaysia, Sarawak accounts for the widest geographic coverage under the current bulletin. Affected zones include Sebuyau in the Samarahan division, alongside Pantu, Lingga, and Sri Aman within the Sri Aman division, and Betong. The advisory also extends into central and northern Sarawak, blanketing Selangau in Sibu, Mukah, Bintulu and Tatau in the Bintulu division, and Subis and Miri in the Miri division.

MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warnings when satellite and radar indicators detect rainfall intensity exceeding 20mm per hour that is either imminent or expected to persist beyond an hour. The department noted that these short-term advisories carry a maximum validity of six hours from the time of release.

Members of the public across the affected localities have been advised to exercise caution against localised flash floods, sudden wind squalls, and falling branches or roadside trees during peak downpours.

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马来西亚气象局已对马来西亚半岛和砂拉越的多个地区发布雷暴预警，预计10月24日下午2点前将出现强降雨、闪电和大风天气。

该警告主要集中在吉打州、槟城州和霹雳州北部等半岛北部地区，也涵盖马六甲州和柔佛州北部部分地区。

在东马，该咨询机构包括砂拉越的多个部门。

由于预计将出现恶劣天气，这些地区的居民被敦促做好准备，应对可能发生的突发洪水和危险情况。

吉隆坡，10月24日讯——马来西亚气象局（MetMalaysia）已对马来西亚半岛和砂拉越多个州发布中午雷暴预警，警告称今天下午2点前将有暴雨、闪电和大风。

天气警报于上午 11 点发布，主要针对半岛北部走廊。吉打州的八个地区预计将出现暴风雨，即哥打士打、彭当、延、瓜拉慕达、巴鲁镇、居林、华陵和适。该警告同时覆盖整个槟城州，以及霹雳州北部地区，包括实拉玛（Selama）、吉连（Kerian）和拉律马登（Larut Matang）。

在半岛更南边，恶劣天气预计将袭击马六甲的登加和野新，以及柔佛州北部的东甲和麻坡。

在东马地区，砂拉越是本次公告覆盖范围最广的地区。受影响区域包括三马拉汉省的塞布尧（Sebuyau），以及斯里阿曼省的班都（Pantu）、林加（Lingga）和斯里阿曼（Sri Aman），还有勿洞（Betong）。此外，公告还延伸至砂拉越中部和北部，覆盖诗巫省的塞兰高（Selangau），民都鲁省的沐胶（Mukah）、民都鲁（Bintulu）和达陶（Tatau），以及美里省的苏比斯（Subis）和美里（Miri）。

当卫星和雷达探测到降雨强度超过每小时20毫米，且降雨即将发生或预计持续超过一小时时，马来西亚气象局（MetMalaysia）会发布雷暴警告。该部门指出，这些短期预警的有效期最长为发布后六小时。

受影响地区的民众已被告知，在暴雨高峰期，应警惕局部地区突发洪水、突如其来的狂风以及路边树木或树枝掉落的风险。

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