Severe Severe Storm ● Closed
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NIGERIA — Some states in Nigeria will be affected.
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Severe thunderstorms accompanied with moderate rains and strong winds are expected to move westward affecting parts of Borno,Yobe, Plateau,Bauchi, Kaduna,Taraba, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Benue, Kogi and Kwara states.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 11.0001, 9.7184 |
|---|---|
| Region | Some states in Nigeria will be affected. |
| Location Precision | polygon |
| Issuing Authority | Nigeria — ng-nimet-en |
| Cap Urgency | Expected |
| Cap Certainty | Observed |
| Cap Expires | 2026-09-13T06:00:00+01:00 |
Official source
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Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).
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Source updated 37 days ago (Sep 12, 2026 17:40 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 17 seconds ago
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Internet connectivity at the time
Internet connectivity in Nigeria dropped 25 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 20 minutes.
From 13 Sep 2026 18:20 UTC to 13 Sep 2026 18:40 UTC. Detected by global routing tables — networks withdrawn from the internet entirely.
Internet connectivity in Nigeria dropped 28 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 10 hours.
From 13 Sep 2026 21:20 UTC to 14 Sep 2026 07:20 UTC. Detected by global routing tables — networks withdrawn from the internet entirely.
Internet outages have many causes — damaged cables, power failures, network maintenance and deliberate shutdowns among them. IODA detects the loss of connectivity and does not attribute it to anything. This is shown because it happened at the same time, not because one caused the other.
Measured by IODA, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Official authorities in Nigeria
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