The scientific reason behind the historical thunderstorms that affected Syria and Lebanon with the beginning of the summer days

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/06/25

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.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Arab Weather</strong> - A rare rainstorm for this time of the year headed towards the Syrian coast and the city of Latakia as of the late night hours of Friday / Saturday night, accompanied by severe thunder activity that appeared through satellite images captured by Arab Weather, and the lightning monitor.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_sr... | The lightning radar for Arab weather monitors the strength of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A9_%... that affected Lebanon and the Syrian <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%B3_%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%... <a href="https://t.co/dAWqEGy2zN">at</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%B5%D9%8A%... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%... — Arab Weather - Jordan (@ArabiaWeatherJO) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArabiaWeatherJO/status/1540606244091793408?ref_src=t... 25, 2022</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Large amounts of clouds multiplied at different altitudes, and heavy rains began in conjunction with the occurrence of strong thunderstorms, and rain clouds gradually spread from the Syrian coasts towards the interior of the country, and rain clouds extended to the Lebanese coasts and some inland areas.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-... and Lebanon | Exceptional summer rain for this time of year and warning of torrential rains</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>The scientific reason behind the &quot;summer&quot; rainstorm on Syria and Lebanon</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The reason behind the formation of unstable weather conditions that can be classified as strong is due to the rush of a cold air mass in the upper layers of the atmosphere through the Turkish lands towards Syria and Lebanon, coinciding with the presence of warmer air currents in the lower layers of the atmosphere, with the presence of quantities of moisture in the layers of the atmosphere Especially constructivism (medium and high).</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The strength of the case was reinforced by the presence of a shallow depression near Syria and Lebanon that contributed to facilitating the process of raising the warm air upwards, which collided with the cold air mass, causing the formation of thick cumulus clouds, and as a result of the thermal differences, thunderstorms were formed that can be described as severe.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... the video | Unprecedented thunderstorms sweep areas of Syria and Lebanon, causing deaths and extensive damage</a></strong></p>

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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