Heavy showers of over 100 mm forecast in five provinces today

Executive Intelligence Dispatch
The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers may occur at times in the Northern and Eastern provinces today (12).Showers or thundershowers may occur in the rest of the island after 1.00 p.m.Heavy falls above 100 mm can be expected at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and Uva provinces.The department requests the public to take adequate precautions to minimise damage caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, and Uva provinces and in the Galle, Matara, and Kurunegala districts during the early hours of the morning, it states.
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