Severe Weather Alert: Morocco Braces for Thunderstorms and 70 km/h Winds

In a special weather bulletin, the DGM specified that these heavy thunderstorms of vigilance level up to 70 mm are expected from Monday at 11:00 a.m. to Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. in the provinces of Al Hoceima, Chefchaouen, Fahs-Anjra, M’Diq-Fnideq and Tétouan.

From Monday 1 p.m. to Tuesday 4 a.m., the provinces of Al Haouz, Azilal, Berkane, Boulemane, Chichaoua, Driouch, Kelâa des Sraghna, Fès, Guercif, Jerada, Kénitra, Khemisset, Larache, Marrakech, Moulay Yacoub, Nador, Ouezzane, Oujda-Angad, Rehamna, Sefrou, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane, Tanger-Assilah, Taounate, Taourirt and Taza will also be affected by the same phenomenon.

According to the same bulletin, the provinces of Al Hoceima, Berkane, Driouch, Guercif, Jerada, Nador, Oujda-Angad, Taourirt and Taza will be affected by these showers up to 40 mm. Locally moderate thunderstorms up to 25 mm are also expected from Monday at 4 p.m. to Tuesday at 4 a.m.

In addition, strong gusts of wind up to 70 km are to be feared this Monday in the provinces of Al Hoceima, Fahs-Anjra, M’Diq-Fnideq, Nador, Tanger-Assilah and Tétouan. They will be accompanied by hail in places.