Heavy rain, strong winds forecasted for Miri, Limbang until 3pm (May 9)

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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, May 9: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for several areas in Sarawak this afternoon.

Anticipated weather conditions include thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds affecting Miri (Subis, Miri, and Marudi) and Limbang.


The warning, issued at 12.20pm today, remains in effect until 3pm.

“A warning is issued when there are signs of a thunderstorm with a rain intensity greater than 20 mm/hour that is approaching or expected to last for more than an hour.

“A thunderstorm warning is a short-term warning that is valid for a maximum of six hours per release,” it highlighted. — DayakDaily