The National Center of Meteorology raised the alert level to red today, Thursday, for Mecca, Al-Baha, and Asir due to heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and floods, which are expected to continue until the evening.
The affected areas include: Al-Ardiyat in Mecca, Al-Baha, Al-Qura, Al-Mandaq, Baljurashi, Bani Hassan, Al-Hajrah, Al-Mikhwah, Far’a Ghamid Al-Zanad, Qalwah in Al-Baha, Al-Majardah, Barq, Rijal Almaa, and Muhayil in Asir.
The center forecast heavy rains accompanied by strong winds, poor horizontal visibility, thunderstorms, hail, and flood flow in the three regions.
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