BMKG Reminds Potential Of Tornado-Hail In The Transition Period April-May

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) asked the public to be aware of the potential for heavy rain of short duration, tornadoes, and potential hail. This condition is predicted to occur during the transition period in April-May.

Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati said that even though the start of Indonesia's dry season starting in April, there may still be rain. This condition can occur due to the unique dynamics of Indonesia's atmosphere.

"April to May is a period of transition from the rainy season to the dry season. Therefore it is suggested to be aware of the potential for heavy rain with a short duration of strong winds, tornadoes, and the potential for hail that usually occurs in that period", said Dwikorita, Thursday, March 25th.

Rita, Dwikorita's nickname, said that the public, especially local governments, should be aware of the potential for flood disasters in areas with 10 daily spots of rain of more than 100 millimeters.

"Especially in North Kalimantan, parts of Central Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi, parts of Papua and West Papua, we need to watch out, even though it is the dry season, but it has the potential for flooding", said Rita.

Previously, BMKG predicted the start of dryness in some provinces in Indonesia to start in April 2021.

"The dry season will start gradually from April to July", said Rita.

Rita explained that the dry season in 2021 is predicted to occur gradually starting April 2021 for the Nusa Tenggara and Bali regions. Then the Java region, parts of Kalimantan and Sulawesi from May to June 2021.

Of the total 342 season zones (ZOM) in Indonesia, 22.8 percent are predicted to start the dry season in April 2021, namely several season zones in Nusa Tenggara, Bali, and parts of Java.

Then as much as 30.4 percent of the area will enter the dry season in May 2021, covering parts of Nusa Tenggara, parts of Bali, Java, Sumatra, parts of Sulawesi, and parts of Papua.

Meanwhile, as much as 27.5 percent of the region will enter the dry season in June 2021, covering parts of Sumatra, Java, parts of Kalimantan, parts of Sulawesi, a small part of Maluku, and Papua.

The peak of the dry season in 2021 in most parts of Indonesia is predicted to occur in August 2021.