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  • Watch: Hailstorm blankets Taif region in Saudi Arabia, disrupts traffic

    Watch: Hailstorm blankets Taif region in Saudi Arabia, disrupts traffic

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    Watch: Hailstorm blankets Taif region in Saudi Arabia, disrupts traffic

    Riyadh: Heavy snow and hailstorm hit the Saudi city of Taif, on Wednesday, disrupting traffic on the road between Taif province and the town of Hawiyah in Makkah region.

    Some motorists stopped to capture what is rare for spring in the Kingdom, with many videos and photos posted on social media platforms.

    With the accumulation of hailstones and snow in the streets and sidewalks, the Taif Municipality crews used bulldozers to clean the roads and neighborhoods in record time.

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    More than 90 teams of municipal workers removed snow and ice to restore traffic flow, as part of its handling of the heavy rains in Taif and its suburbs. High winds, hail and heavy rain combined to reduce visibility for drivers.

    Taif Municipality published on Twitter pictures of the hail removal process.

    Heavy rains fell across the Kingdom this week, as the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) issued several warnings of thunderstorms in the Makkah region.

    On Wednesday, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance directed that Eid Al-Fitr prayers be performed in mosques, and not in external chapels in the governorates and cities where rain is expected.

    The ministry’s directives came due to the expected rainfall in most regions of the Kingdom on the day of Eid Al-Fitr.

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  • Watch: Massive sand tornado hit Taif in Saudi Arabia

    Watch: Massive sand tornado hit Taif in Saudi Arabia

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    Riyadh: In a rare phenomenon, a massive sand tornado struck the desert of the Saudi city of Taif, which alarmed the Saudis.

    A video of the tornado was shared on social media platforms on Monday, showing the sheer force of the storm as it tore through a field.

    The footage also showed the moment the hurricane swallowed all the stones and rocks in its path, which sparked a state of fear.

    Video clip also showed the devastation left behind by the tornado – from uprooted trees to smashed vehicles and piles of debris.

    The spokesman for the National Center of Meteorology, Hussein Al-Qahtani, said, “The observed weather phenomenon in Taif Governorate is classified as a tornado and does not recur permanently.”

    He explained in tweet that “their occurrence is often associated with severe thunderstorms, and they occur in a narrow range and for a limited period of time,” noting that “the center has monitored the recurrence of this situation during the past years.”

    On Sunday, the Kingdom’s National Meteorological Center warned of thunderstorms of varying intensity that are expected to affect most parts of Saudi Arabia in the coming week.

    According to the warning, heavy rain and lightning accompanied by a sandstorm with winds of more than 50 km/h, hail and flash floods are expected to affect the provinces of the kingdom this week.

    What is tornado?

    A tornado is a violent air storm characterized by a rotating cone cloud, a condensing funnel, and a cloud of rotating dust around it.



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