Victoria Mbangwa
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has urged residents to take necessary precautions to avoid the risk of urban flooding.
The agency gave the warning as they forecast heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across northern, central, and southern parts of Nigeria from Wednesday to Friday.
In its weather report, released on Tuesday in Abuja, NiMet said thunderstorms will affect several northern states, including Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto, and Kaduna, during the morning hours on Wednesday By the afternoon and evening, the storms are expected to spread across Kano, Borno, Katsina, Zamfara, and other northern states.
The report states, “In the North Central region, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and Niger states during the morning hours.
“Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Niger and Kwara States.
“In the southern region, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Delta, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States during the morning hours.
”ln the North Central region, rains are anticipated over parts of Plateau and Benue States during the morning hours.
“In the afternoon/evening hours, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger, Kwara and Benue States.
“In the southern cites, intermittent rains are anticipated over parts of Enugu and Anambra States during the morning hours.
“Later in the day, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kogi, the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara and Niger States.
“In the southern cities, cloudy skies are expected in the morning hours. Later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over the Inland cities with prospects of intermittent rains over the Coastal cities.”
The agency also issued guidance to airline operators, urging them to obtain airport-specific weather reports to ensure safe operations during this period of adverse weather.
“Airline operators are advised to get airport-specific weather reports (flight documentation) from NiMet for effective planning in their operations,” it said.
For more information, the public can access NiMet’s website for real-time weather updates Visit our website www.nimet.gov.ng
