Red and orange alerts issued for heavy rain, thunderstorms across Saudi regions
JEDDAH — Red and orange weather alerts have been issued across parts of Al-Baha, Madinah and Makkah on Sunday, as moderate to heavy thunderstorms capable of causing flash floods are forecast across several Saudi regions, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM). A red alert for heavy rainfall has been issued in parts of Al-Baha Region from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., accompanied by strong winds, zero horizontal visibility, hail, flash floods and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, orange alerts for moderate rainfall have also been issued in Madinah Region from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Makkah Region…
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