Very heavy rainfall expected over Afar Region on 16 May 2024
Alert Severity:
Extreme
Severe
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Very heavy rainfall expected over Afar Region
Expired: Rain/Wet Spell
Yellow severity
Language:
en
Category:
Met
Urgency:
Future
Severity:
Moderate
Certainty:
Likely
Response Types:
Shelter
,
Prepare
Time period
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Issued Wed 15 May 2024 14:53
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Effective: Wed 15 May 2024 11:56
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Onset: Thu 16 May 2024 03:00
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Expires: Fri 17 May 2024 00:00
Area
Afar
Event Description
Very heavy rainfall
Instructions
Residents in all the mentioned areas are advised to be on the lookout for potential floods, flash floods and poor visibility. The water levels in rivers, lakes and dams are expected to remain high. People are advised to avoid driving through, or walking in moving water or open fields and not to shelter under trees and near grilled windows to minimize exposure to lightning strikes. Residents in landslide/mudslide prone areas should remain vigilant.