{
  "id": 18856640,
  "title": "Thunderstorm alert: Peninsular east coast, Johor and Kudat brace for a wet Sunday morning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/thunderstorm-alert-peninsular-east-coast-johor-and-kudat-brace-for-a-18856640",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T03:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/08/thunderstorm-alert-peninsular-east-coast-johor-and-kudat-brace-for-a-wet-sunday-morning/242428"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for parts of the Peninsular east coast, Johor, and Kudat division in Sabah, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to hit the regions until noon on Sunday. The affected areas in Terengganu include Kemaman and Dungun, while Pahang districts of Kuantan, Pekan, and Rompin are also on the list. In Johor, Mersing and Kota Tinggi are expected to experience the adverse weather conditions. Kudat division in Sabah, covering Pitas and Kudat, is also included in the warning. MetMalaysia defines a thunderstorm warning as an alert issued when there are signs of thunderstorms with rainfall intensity of more than 20mm per hour that is imminent or expected to last more than an hour, and such warnings are valid for no more than six hours.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}