48-hour rain to pound FCT, Edo, Kwara, 22 states, NiMET alerts
Presidents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Edo, Kwara and 22 others states have been told to brace for 24-hour downpour. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), which serves the notice, warned that the rain will pound identified states today and tomorrow.
In its weekly heavy rainfall forecast bulletin, the agency told the residents to expect flash floods.It listed the others states as Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Enugu, Delta, Bayelsa, Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kwara, and Benue.
The bulletin reads: “Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected within the forecast period (Thursday 28th and Friday 29th, September 2023) over parts of Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Enugu, Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa.
Other States are: “Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kwara, Benue State and the Federal Capital Territory.”
The agency said other parts of the country will experience light to moderate rainfall. On the likely impact of the rains, NiMet warned: “The expected moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to cause some flash flooding over their areas of occurrence.
“Strong winds should accompany the rains with the strongest winds expected over parts of Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Kebbi State.” The agency cautioned residents against driving through surface runoff waters, as they have strong undercurrents.
It identified slippery road surfaces and reduced visibility as other hazards that may be triggered by the downpour. “Strong winds are a threat to weak structures, trees, and masts. Disconnect electrical appliances before and not during the rains”, the agency said.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
New Naira Notes Ajibola Ademola Julius Kisira CCB Abdullahi Atanda Maimunat Oniyangi Oloje Oladipo Akanmu Tolani Dairo Kunle Paul Gobir Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh Isiaka Saka Opobiyi Overland Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Yunus Lawal Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi ASKOMP Kaiama Ilorin General Hospital Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita New Model Police Station Congress For National Consensus Oba Abdulrahim Orisa Bridge Logun Ekiti Harmony Holdings Okin Group Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Kola Olota KWASIEC Talaka Parapo Chikanda Olushola Saraki Valsolar Consultoria Quarry Royal Valley IEDPU Alimi Arinola Lawal Lateef Fagbemi Ilota General Hospital, Ilorin Memunat Monsuma Mashood Dauda Mahmud Babatunde Baker Kwara Liberation Group Tafida Of Ilorin Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Oba-Solagberu Oluwatoyin Lukman Kwara Pdp Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Toyin Saraki Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan Mohammed Alabi Lawal Centre For Digital Economy Sarakite Segun Abifarin Danhawa Kubra Kazum Kale Bayero Rachael Obisesan Agboola Abdulraheem Ashiru Turaki Of Ilorin Offa Towoju Yusuf Ali 20 Billion Bond Age AbdulKareem Abubakar Atiku Unilorin Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Lanre Issa-Onilu Just Event Online Tafida

