Severe storm alert: MetMalaysia warns of heavy rain across KL, Selangor and eight states

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning across several states and federal territories, forecasting heavy rain and strong winds until 8pm today.

In an advisory released at 4.15pm, the department cautioned that the alert covers the entirety of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Melaka.

In Selangor, the affected districts comprise Hulu Langat, Gombak, Sepang, Petaling, and Hulu Selangor.

Other peninsular locations on alert include Perak (Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, Kampar, Batang Padang, and Muallim), Pahang (Cameron Highlands, Lipis, Jerantut, and Raub), Negeri Sembilan (Seremban, Rembau, Port Dickson, and Jelebu), and Johor (Batu Pahat, Kluang, Kota Tinggi, Johor Bahru, Pontian, and Kulai).

Across Sarawak, bad weather is forecast for Samarahan (Sebuyau), Sri Aman, Bintulu (Tatau), Kapit (Song), Sibu, Mukah, Betong, Sarikei, Limbang, and Miri (Marudi).

In Sabah, the warning applies to the interior districts of Pensiangan and Tambunan, the West Coast areas of Ranau and Kota Belud, Sandakan, and Kota Marudu in Kudat.

MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warnings when radar indicators show precipitation exceeding 20mm per hour that is either imminent or expected to persist for over an hour. These advisories serve as short-term alerts, valid for a maximum of six hours from issuance.

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吉隆坡，10月28日讯——马来西亚气象局（MetMalaysia）已对多个州属和联邦直辖区发布雷暴警告，预计今天晚上8点前将有强降雨和大风天气。

该部门在下午 4 点 15 分发布的公告中警告说，警报范围涵盖吉隆坡、布城和马六甲全境。

在雪兰莪州，受影响的地区包括乌鲁冷岳、鹅麦、雪邦、八打灵和乌鲁雪兰莪。

其他处于戒备状态的半岛地点包括霹雳州（乌鲁霹雳、瓜拉江沙、近打、金宝、巴当巴东和莫林）、彭亨（金马仑高原、立卑、而连突和劳勿）、森美兰（芙蓉、林茂、波德申和日勒务）和柔佛（峇株巴辖、居銮、哥打丁宜、新山、笨珍和古来）。

在砂拉越，预计三马拉汉（Sebuyau）、斯里阿曼、民都鲁（Tatau）、加帛（Song）、诗巫、木胶、勿洞、泗里街、林梦和美里（马鲁地）天气恶劣。

在沙巴，该警告适用于 Pensiangan 和 Tambunan 的内陆地区、Ranau 和 Kota Belud 的西海岸地区、山打根以及古达的 Kota Marudu。

当雷达显示降水量超过每小时20毫米，且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。这些警告属于短期预警，有效期最长为发布后六小时。

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