Uzhydromet issued an emergency weather update. The following districts in the country's foothill and mountainous areas will be affected by expected rainfall on March 18-19:
- Kashkadarya province: Yakkabag, Dehkanabad, Chirakchi, Kitab, Shakhrisyab, Kamashin, and Guzar districts;
- Surkhandarya province: Saryasi, Uzun, Altynsay, Denau, Baysun, Sherabad, Shurchi, Kumkurgan, and Muzrabat districts;
- Samarkand province: Urgut, Samarkand, Bulungur, Nurabad, Koshrabad, Kattakurgan, Payaryk, Dzhambay, and Ishtykhan districts;
- Navoi province: Khatyrchi, Navbahor, Nurata, Kanimekh, and Karmana districts;
- Jizzakh province: Zaamin, Bakhmal, Gallyaaral, Sharaf-Rashidov, Farish, and Yangiabad districts;
- Tashkent province: Akhangaran, Bostanlyk, Parkent, Pskent, Urtachirchik, and Yukorichirchik districts and the cities of Angren and Almalyk;
- Namangan province: Pap, Kasansay, Chartak, Chust, Namangan, and Yangikurgan districts;
- Fergana province: Sokh, Shakhimardan, Fergana, and Besharik districts;
- Andijan province: Mudflows are possible in the Andijan, Asaka, Jalakuduk, Kurgantepa, Pakhtaabad, Izbaskan, Khojaabad, and Markhamat districts, as well as the city of Khanabad.
Residents living in foothill and mountainous areas, as well as vacationers and drivers traveling to mountainous areas, are requested to take precautions. In some areas of the country, rainwater accumulation is possible, which could lead to flooding.
