Strong thunderstorms are expected across Muğla province from midday on Sunday, 1 November, turning very heavy and severe in places after the evening, the İhlas News Agency (İHA) and Demirören News Agency (DHA) reported on Saturday evening, citing meteorological warnings.
The warning for Muğla was issued by the Regional Forecast and Warning Centre of the Meteorology 4th Regional Directorate, İHA reported. It said rainfall would be locally strong at 21 to 50 kg per square metre (equivalent to millimetres) from Sunday afternoon and locally very strong and severe at 51 to 100 kg per square metre after the evening.
Rain is expected to continue intermittently on Monday and Tuesday, heavy in places, according to both agencies. The warning covers Muğla province as a whole; no individual districts were singled out in the reports.
Ministry warning for three provinces
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, citing the latest assessments of the General Directorate of Meteorology, said in a social media post that heavy rain was expected on Sunday in Muğla and İzmir, Karar and Ankara Gündem Haber reported. The ministry put Muğla on orange alert and İzmir and Aydın on yellow alert, according to the same reports.
Risks listed
The warnings listed flash floods, flooding of low-lying areas, landslides, lightning, local hail, strong gusts during showers and the risk of waterspouts or tornadoes, İHA and DHA reported.
Sources
- Muğla’ya şiddetli yağış uyarısı (Habertürk Yerel / İHA)
- Muğla’ya şiddetli yağış uyarısı (Marmaris Yeni Sayfa / İHA)
- Bakanlıktan 3 il için şiddetli yağış uyarısı (Karar / DHA)
- Çevre Bakanlığı Muğla için turuncu, İzmir ve Aydın için sarı yağış uyarısı verdi (Ankara Gündem Haber)
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