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  <cap:identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.566.0.2026.10.13.16.35.23</cap:identifier>
  <cap:sender>cfo@nimet.gov.ng</cap:sender>
  <cap:sent>2026-10-13T17:35:23+01:00</cap:sent>
  <cap:status>Actual</cap:status>
  <cap:msgType>Alert</cap:msgType>
  <cap:scope>Public</cap:scope>
  <cap:info>
    <cap:language>en</cap:language>
    <cap:category>Met</cap:category>
    <cap:event>THUNDERSTORMS</cap:event>
    <cap:responseType>Prepare</cap:responseType>
    <cap:urgency>Expected</cap:urgency>
    <cap:severity>Moderate</cap:severity>
    <cap:certainty>Observed</cap:certainty>
    <cap:eventCode>
      <cap:valueName>OET:v1.2</cap:valueName>
      <cap:value>OET-194</cap:value>
    </cap:eventCode>
    <cap:onset>2026-10-13T18:00:00+01:00</cap:onset>
    <cap:expires>2026-10-14T06:00:00+01:00</cap:expires>
    <cap:senderName>NiMet, Nigeria</cap:senderName>
    <cap:headline>THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NIGERIA</cap:headline>
    <cap:description>Thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rains are expected to propagate westward to affect parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger, the Federal Capital Territory, the southeast, Osun, Ekiti, Kwara and Oyo states including Lagos.</cap:description>
    <cap:instruction>Keep away from tall trees and unstable objects.
Drivers should take precaution when driving under heavy rains.
Disconnect electrical appliances from Electrical sockets.</cap:instruction>
    <cap:web>http://www.nimet.gov.ng</cap:web>
    <cap:contact>nimetng@gmail.com</cap:contact>
    <cap:area>
      <cap:areaDesc>Some states in Nigeria will be affected.</cap:areaDesc>
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