Strong Winds Hit Pekanbaru City

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PEKANBARU - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Pekanbaru revealed that the Riau region is currently in a transition period from the rainy to dry season, so this condition creates strong winds and lightning.

"As happened in Pekanbaru City in the last few days. Strong winds hit Pekanbaru City which caused a number of trees, and billboard poles and gates to fall. Some even hit people's homes," said Head of BMKG Pekanbaru Station, Ramlan, as quoted by Antara, Monday. , May 23.

He said the extreme weather conditions that occurred in a number of areas in Riau at the end of May 2022 were caused by the transition season from the rainy season to the dry season.

However, he said, only a small part of the dry season in western Rokan Hulu, northern Kampar and northern Rohil had occurred on the third day of May 2022.

"During the transition season, it still rains accompanied by lightning and strong winds caused by the growth of Cumulonimbus (Cb) clouds in the afternoon and evening," he said.

He predicts, in the next week until early June 2022, there is still the potential for rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning, generally occurring at night and early morning.