Key takeaways
The Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a thunderstorm alert for parts of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Johor, Sarawak and Sabah, warning of heavy rain, lightning and strong winds until 5:00 pm.
- Alert covers specific districts in each state, including Kedah’s Kubang Pasu and Bandar Baharu, Penang’s Seberang Perai districts, and Johor’s Johor Bahru, Kulai and Pontian.
- The warning also affects interior regions of Sarawak such as Serian, Kuching, Samarahan and Sri Aman, and Sabah’s Interior Division and southeastern districts.
- Heavy downpours, lightning and strong winds are expected across the seven states until 5:00 pm.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has placed swathes of seven states on thunderstorm alert this afternoon, forecasting heavy downpours, lightning, and strong winds until 5:00 pm.
The advisory, released at 2:30 pm today, warns of severe convective weather sweeping across parts of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Johor, Sarawak, and Sabah.
Across the northern peninsula, the alert covers broad stretches of Kedah, including Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Sik, Yan, Baling, Kulim, and Bandar Baharu.
In neighbouring Penang, unstable weather conditions threaten all three mainland administrative districts of Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah, and Seberang Perai Selatan.
