First Red Weather Alert of the Year Issued for Five Provinces; Flash Floods Possible Saturday and Sunday
Sahmino Newsroom | 6 November 2026 | 22 hours ago
Iran's Meteorological Organization issued the year's first red-level alert on Friday, November 6, 2026, for five provinces: Khuzestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Lorestan and Kurdistan. The alert warns of heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, snow at altitude and strong wind. The red level applies on Saturday, November 7 to northern and eastern Khuzestan, southern and eastern Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, and southern and southwestern Kurdistan, and on Sunday, November 8 to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.
Image accompanying the November 6, 2026 red weather alert report for Saturday and Sunday. Archive photo.
Archive photo | Source: Mehr News
The organization lists possible consequences including flash floods, waterlogged roads, damage to bridges and roads, crop losses, and disruption to electricity, water, gas and telecom networks and to flights. It advised avoiding unnecessary travel and camping beside rivers.
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