Why is Alexa's famous blizzard exceptional and can it be repeated?

Written By هشام جمال on 2021/12/13

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.

Weather of Arabia - Snow storm Alexa that struck the Kingdom in 2013 is not considered an ordinary event, as it came to a region far from the North Pole and at the end of the autumn season, before the actual astronomical winter entered and before the square began in late December.

The snowy capital on the ground in that period achieved rain and snow performance in many areas that exceeded those achieved by winter storms, from strong to the famous storm 25-2-1992, while the 25-2-2003 storm recorded a similar snow accumulation in the north of the capital. Oman, but increased in February 1992 by 20-40 centimeters.

The snow storm disrupted all aspects of public life in the region due to the severity of its effects.

Is it possible to repeat the occurrence of snow storm Alexa in the future?

Snow storm Alexa is considered one of the severe storms, which is classified as very rare, and such storms occur once every several years, as the formation of such weather systems that cause winter storms such as Alexa from pressure and cold air masses and their locations do not happen every year but happen once every few years

And remains the greatest knowledge of God Almighty.

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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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