Wet and stormy weather for Selangor, Johor, Sabah, Sarawak and peninsular east coast tonight

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a thunderstorm warning for several states across peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak until 7pm.

MetMalaysia said the warning involves areas in Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Johor.

In Perak, the affected areas are Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, Kampar, Batang Padang and Muallim.

The warning in Kelantan covers Tumpat, Pasir Mas, Kota Bharu, Bachok, Machang and Pasir Puteh.

In Pahang, the affected districts are Cameron Highlands, Lipis, Raub, Jerantut, Bentong, Temerloh, Bera and Rompin.

The affected areas in Selangor are Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Hulu Langat.

In Negeri Sembilan, the warning covers Jelebu, Seremban, Kuala Pilah, Rembau, Jempol and Tampin.

Johor districts under warning are Kluang, Mersing, Pontian, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru.

In Sarawak, the warning involves Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri and Limbang.

The warning in Sabah covers the interior, West Coast, parts of Sandakan and Kudat, while Labuan is also affected.

MetMalaysia said the warning was issued following signs of thunderstorms with rainfall intensity exceeding 20mm per hour that were occurring or expected to persist for more than an hour.

The department said thunderstorm warnings are short-term alerts valid for no more than six hours from the time they are issued.