Stormy weather brings heavy rain, thunder across southern Sarawak; advisory valid until 6pm (Dec 19)

Advisory issued by MetMalaysia on Dec 19, at 3.15pm.

KUCHING, Dec 19: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for various areas in Sarawak this afternoon.

Anticipated weather conditions include thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and strong winds affecting Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei (Pakan and Julau), Sibu (Kanowit) and Kapit (Song).

The warning, issued at 3.15pm today, remains in effect until 6pm.


“A thunderstorm warning is issued when there are signs of a thunderstorm with a rain intensity of more than 20 mm/hour that is close or expected to last for more than an hour,” it highlighted. — DayakDaily