Twenty-four states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja have been told to prepare for heavy rainfall between Thursday 28th and Friday 29th of September 2023.
ADULAWO NEWS reports that the warning was given in a statement issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in its weekly heavy rainfall forecast bulletin.
According to the agency, the heavy rainfall could come with flash floods due to the expected intensity as well as strong winds in some other locations.
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The states predicted to be affected by the rainfall are Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Enugu, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kwara, Benue State and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the statement, “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.
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“Other States are; “Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kwara, Benue State and the Federal Capital Territory.”
The agency also predicted light to moderate rainfall in some other parts of the country.
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“The expected moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to cause some flash flooding over their areas of occurrence.