See The Nigerian States That Will Experience Heavy Rainfall In Next Three Days

 The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that from Friday, “extreme heavy rainfall” is expected over parts of Taraba and Adamawa states.

The agency also forecasted “heavy and moderate rainfall” in parts of Borno, Gombe, Yobe, Plateau, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Imo, Rivers, Bayelsa, Anambra, Delta and Enugu.

NiMet noted that during the forecast period, 24 hours of accumulated rainfall is very likely, adding that the extreme heavy rainfall has the propensity to cause flash flooding, riverine flooding, soil erosion, thunder and lightning, and strong winds.

It says this extreme rainfall can result in large-scale displacement of people due to floods, outbreaks of waterborne diseases, damages to infrastructure (roads, bridges, …), loss of lives, injuries, reduction of visibility, interruption of vehicular traffic.

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 NiMet advocates for a civil protection service and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) authorities to activate contingency plans for disaster preparedness and emergency response (awareness, assistance to victims, search & rescue operations), and be in close touch with National Hydrological Meteorological Services (NHMS) for further accuracy at the national level.

 NiMet in the forecast on Thursday said low to moderate rainfall is expected over places in Bauchi, FCT, Edo, Kogi, Benue, and Kano state, with other parts of the country to experience little or no risk of hydrometeorological hazard.

NiMet also forecasts “some chances of high temperature (38 – 41oC) over parts of Borno and Yobe State” on Friday.

NiMet said there is likely to be heavy and moderate rainfall over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Jigawa, Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa, Edo, Delta, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti and the FCT on Saturday.

There are also prospects of low to moderate rainfall in parts of Yobe, Bauchi, Sokoto, Kebbi, Ogun, Kano, Imo, Bayelsa, and Delta state.

“There are slim chances of moderately high temperatures especially over parts of Lagos, Ogun and Delta State,” the advisory read. “Elsewhere in the country, there is little or no chance of temperature-related hazards due to the low to moderate temperatures that are anticipated.”

There could be moderate rainfall over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, Adamawa, Edo, Delta, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Ogun, Lagos, Oyo, Kwara and Niger State on Sunday, the agency said.

Low to moderate rainfall is also expected over places in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kogi, Kebbi, Kano, and Taraba state, with little or no risk of hydrometeorological hazard in other parts of the country.

NiMet said between Friday and Sunday, there are chances of very strong winds to affect the extreme northern parts of the country (Niger, Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Borno States).

Strong winds are anticipated over places in Taraba, Gombe, Plateau, FCT, Kwara, Nasarawa, Plateau and Benue state.