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 propagate westward affecting parts of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Niger and Kwara states.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 11.1135, 9.2554 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2026-09-17T21:00:00+01:00 |
Official source
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Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).
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Source updated 32 days ago (Sep 17, 2026 09:16 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 18 seconds ago
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Internet connectivity at the time
Internet connectivity in Nigeria dropped 8 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 14 hours.
From 17 Sep 2026 17:05 UTC to 18 Sep 2026 07:30 UTC. Detected by global routing tables — networks withdrawn from the internet entirely.
Internet connectivity in Nigeria dropped 31 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 20 hours.
From 18 Sep 2026 16:15 UTC to 19 Sep 2026 12:35 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 Detected by global routing tables — networks withdrawn from the internet entirely.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.
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