By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has warned residents to expect heavy rainfall and thunderstorm in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi and Kaduna States in the next three days.
This was contained in a statement issued in Lagos by NIMET’s General Manager, Public Relations, Mr Ibrahim Muntari, on Friday, August 6, 2021.
Muntari explained that a three-day forecast released by the Central Forecast Office (CFO), observed that thunderstorms were expected over parts of the aforementioned states.
He added that the forecast also covers Jigawa, Gombe, Kano and Yobe states, while parts of Niger, FCT and Nasarawa will experience thunderstorms and intermittent rains.
Furthermore, Muntari disclosed that there were chances of moderate to heavy rainfall in parts of Benue, Bauchi, Plateau, Southern Borno, Gombe and Southern Yobe.
Aa for other parts of the country, cloudy conditions and light rains are expected, he added.
NIMET warned that as a result of the expected heavy rainfall and soil moisture, there were chances of flooding of roads, low lying settlements, stream and river channels, and disruption of traffic.
“Other effects are reduction in flight visibility, possible delay in flight operations, damage to mud houses and make shift structures, possible damage to roads and bridges,” he said.
The agency, therefore, advised the public to exercise restraint and wait till after the rains to commute, while assuring that NIMET would continue to monitoring and update on any changes in the weather pattern.