SHAH ALAM, April 27 — Three districts in Selangor are expected to undergo thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rains until 6pm today, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia)
In a warning issued at 3.15pm on Facebook, it said the districts include Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Hulu Langat.
The agency also predicted similar bad weather in several districts within the states of Perak (Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, Kampar, Batang Padang and Muallim), Pahang (Tanah Tinggi Cameron, Pekan and Rompin), Johor (Batu Pahat, Kluang, Mersing, Pontian, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru) and Sabah: Pedalaman (Sipitang, Tenom, Kuala Penyu, Beaufort, Nabawan and Keningau), Tawau (Tawau) and Sandakan (Tongod).
MetMalaysia issues warnings whenever signs indicate a thunderstorm with a rain intensity exceeding 20 mm that is close to or is expected to occur for more than an hour.
A thunderstorm warning is a short-term warning valid for a period not exceeding six hours for a single release.
