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Thunderstorm warning in eight areas within Selangor

SHAH ALAM, March 7 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong wind warning to several areas in Selangor, this afternoon.

MetMalaysia on Facebook the bad weather is expected to last until 5pm today.

Selangor’s districts that will be affected include Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Klang, Gombak, Petaling, Kuala Langat, Hulu Langat and Sepang

The agency had also forecasted similar situations to happen in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and several districts within Negeri Sembilan (Jelebu, Seremban, Port Dickson, Kuala Pilah and Rembau) and Melaka (Alor Gajah).

“The warning is issued when there are signs of thunderstorms with rainfall intensity exceeding 20mm/hour which are expected to occur over the one-hour duration.

“Thunderstorms warning is a short-term warning which is valid within six hours after it was issued,” said MetMalaysia.

The warning was issued at 1.35pm today.

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