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Severe Weather Alert: Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Expected 2024-08-26

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Severe Weather Alert: Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Expected 2024-08-26

Expired: Thunderstorms/Squall lines (North Darfur, White Nile, Blue Nile, Khartoum, Al Jazirah, Al Qadarif, Kassala, Northern, River Nile, Red Sea)
Red severity
Language:
en
Category:
Met
Urgency:
Immediate
Severity:
Extreme
Certainty:
Likely
Response Types:
Prepare
Time period
  • Issued Aug. 26, 2024, 1:42 p.m.
  • Effective: Aug. 26, 2024, 3 p.m.
  • Onset: Aug. 26, 2024, 3 p.m.
  • Expires: Aug. 27, 2024, 10 a.m.
Area

North Darfur

White Nile

Blue Nile

Khartoum

Al Jazirah

Al Qadarif

Kassala

Northern

River Nile

Red Sea

Event Description

A severe weather system is expected to bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and thunderstorms to the following regions: Red Sea, Nile River, Northern, Kassala, Gedaref, Khartoum Island, White Nile, Blue Nile, and northern North Darfur state. The Ethiopian Highlands and Eritrean highlands will also experience heavy rainfall, potentially leading to flooding in valleys, rivers, and streams, including Atbara and Qash rivers.

Instructions
Weather Emergency: Take Necessary Precautions