January 28, All Regions In East Kalimantan Are Predicted To Be Rainy And Winded

JAKARTA - 10 regencies/cities in East Kalimantan are expected to experience heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds of short duration on Saturday, January 28 tomorrow.

"The impacts of this incident can include floods, overflowing rivers, fallen trees, slippery roads, and landslides," said Meteorological Station Class I forecaster Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman (SAMS) Sepinggan BMKG Balikpapan, Idham Chalid in Balikpapan, Friday, January 27, as reported by Antara.

This weather forecast information has also been submitted to the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), both at the provincial and district/city levels, so that mitigation can be carried out to minimize its impact on the community.

Meanwhile, 10 regencies/cities that have the potential to experience this incident include Balikpapan City on Saturday at around 23.00 WITA, thunderstorms have the potential to occur in West Balikpapan and North Balikpapan sub-districts, while other sub-districts have moderate rain.

In the early hours of the morning, light to moderate rain has the potential to occur in all sub-districts in Balikpapan, while at 05.00 WITA, thunderstorms are predicted in East Balikpapan District.

In Samarinda City on Saturday at around 23.00 to Sunday morning, light to moderate rain occurred in all sub-districts, except in the early hours of the morning at around 02.00 WITA, heavy rains were forecast in Sungai Pinang, Samarinda Ilir, Samarinda Kota, Samarinda Ulu, North Samarinda, and Sambutan District.

For Bontang City, on Saturday around 20.00 and 23.00 WITA there was light rain in South Bontang, West Bontang and North Bontang sub-districts, then lightning on Sunday morning until dawn was forecasted for thunderstorms in the same sub-district.

Light rain in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, thunderstorms are predicted to occur on Saturday at around 23.00 WITA in Muara Jawa, Tabang, Anggana, Janggut, Loa Janan, and Samboja sub-districts, early Sunday until morning, heavy rain and thunderstorms occurred in almost all sub-districts.

In East Kutai Regency on Saturday from 08.00 WITA to night around 23.00 WITA, light rain to thunderstorms have the potential to occur in almost all sub-districts.

"In Sunday morning until dawn, heavy rain and thunderstorms in Batu Ampar, Karangan, Kongbeng, Muara Ancalong, Muara Wahau, Bengalon, Busang, Long Mesat, Muara Bengkal, Rantau Pulung, North Sangatta, South Sangatta, Telen, Teluk Pandan," said Idham.