Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMeT, has notified the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Edo, Kwara, and 22 other states of 48-hour heavy rainfall beginning on Thursday.
Gatekeepers News reports that NiMet announced this in its weekly heavy rainfall forecast bulletin released on Wednesday.
Other States expected to experience the flash floods include 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 read, “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.”
NiMeT added that 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.”
It further cautioned residents against driving through surface runoff waters, as they have strong undercurrents.
The agency identified slippery road surfaces and reduced visibility as other hazards that may be triggered by the downpour.
