Riyadh is in the crosshairs of the sand storm `Hamra` .. Will you reach it with the same strength and intensity?

Written By ناصر حداد on 2021/03/12

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

ArabiaWeather - M. Nasser Haddad - It is expected that the actual impact of the sandstorm "Hamra" on the city of Riyadh will begin around seven or eight in the evening KSA time, as the horizontal visibility begins to deteriorate and the weather becomes dramatically dusty.

 

According to expectations, the dust will reach Riyadh in a dense and influential manner, as Arab Weather advises, that it is necessary not to leave homes and drive in such conditions to avoid the risk of traffic accidents, God forbid, and it is also advised that the windows should be closed tightly to reduce the complications of respiratory and eye patients, in addition to For old and young.

 

The first dust waves were formed this morning in Al-Jawf and west of the northern borders, which soon developed into a huge sandstorm due to the eruption of a cold air mass and the crossing of a cold air front and strong winds accompanying the air depression, which is concentrated to the north of the Arabian Peninsula, where the sandstorm "Hamra" moves Towards the south and east, to include all the eastern and central regions, including the city of Riyadh.

 

 

The density of dust is gradually decreasing, after midnight this night, especially dawn and Saturday morning, with the presence of dusty plankton in the city sky on Saturday.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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