NCM issues orange alerts as heavy thunderstorms threaten several regions
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JEDDAH — Weather alerts have been issued across parts of Al-Jouf, Makkah, the Northern Borders and Asir on Tuesday, as moderate to heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect several Saudi regions, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM). The NCM warned of rainfall accompanied by strong winds, near-zero horizontal visibility, hail, flash floods and thunderstorms across the four regions. The alerts are in effect from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Al-Jouf, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Makkah and Asir, and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Northern Borders. According to the NCM’s Tuesday forecast, moderate…
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