Asir, Al-Baha and the Makkah highlands — the red run persists

ACTIVE · September 18, 2026 · NO. 0918

THE WATER

A fifth morning of the same south-western highland pattern, and still no casualties reported. Red heavy-rain and flash-flood alerts cover Al-Majardah and Rijal Almaa in Asir and Al-Baha, with orange for Al-Ardiyat and Adham in Makkah and for Al-Hajrah, across the south-western and western regions.

THE RECORD

7 turning points on record since Sep 8.

Sep 17▽ slipped down the board

Sep 16→ reclassified severe → water

Sep 15easing → active · intensified sharply

Sep 13active → easing

Sep 12↑ moved up the board

Sep 11▽ eased sharply

Sep 8appeared, active

WHO IT TOUCHES

Public safetynine national warning systems live at once, one with danger-to-life wording, one with a published clock, and the biggest one still entirely ahead

Maritimean island chain inside a large storm's gale field, three genesis areas offshore, and a coast under Orange 6 seas