Jordan: A summary of the impact of the two depressions that affected the Kingdom during the current week

Weather of Arabia - The Kingdom of Jordan was affected, with the hours of dawn and Tuesday morning, by an air depression that was classified as second-class - normal - according to the Arab weather scale for the severity of the depressions, and the depression caused stormy, cold and rainy weather to prevail in the north and center of the Kingdom and extended with less intensity on Tuesday evening towards the heights of southern Jordan And it was in the form of snow showers that did not affect the peaks of the southern mountainous heights, which are more than 1,600 meters high.

A second-degree depression affected Jordan on Wednesday:

Later, a new depression of the third category - medium to highly effective - was formed, centered around the island of Cyprus on Wednesday, and later moved towards the northwest of the Syrian lands. As a result, heavy showers of rain, accompanied by strong winds and showers of hail, and during the night hours, snow showers mixed with rain fell over the high mountain elevations, including the peaks of Ajloun and the west of the capital, Amman, and it was in the form of intermittent snow showers in some of the peaks of Ajloun and Shara.

The following are the amounts of rain recorded from Tuesday morning until midnight on Tuesday/Wednesday

• Irbid: 90-100 mm
• Ajloun: 105-115 mm
• Jerash: 90-100 mm
• Blue: 50-60 mm
• Divider: 55-65 mm
• Balqa: 90-100 mm
• West Amman: 85-95 mm
• East Amman: 55-65 mm
• South Oman: 85-95 mm
• Madaba: 35-45 mm
• Parasite: 10-20 mm
• Rolling pin: 2-8 mm
• Karak: 20-30 mm
• hurdle: 0 mm
• Gloss: 0 mm

How did the Ministry of Public Works and Housing deal with the weather depressions that affected Jordan?

And the Ministry of Public Works and Housing stated that it dealt with 54 observations during the two depressions that affected Jordan over the past two days.

The official of the media unit in the ministry, Oroub Al-Abadi, according to a report by the Roya news website, said that the most prominent observations were the rise in water levels on various roads within the ministry’s jurisdiction, in addition to the formation of sand dunes on the Wadi Araba-Aqaba road, heavy dust, and vehicle accidents. The Ministry of Works cadres with light accumulations of snow in the Qadisiyah region of Tafila Governorate, and the areas of Ras al-Naqab and Asfour Gap, explaining that it was not an obstruction to the manifestations of public life.

How did the Greater Amman Municipality deal with the weather depressions that affected Jordan?

As for the Greater Amman Municipality, it had declared a state of emergency, medium - severe, with water starting from Tuesday morning, to deal with the two depressions, and it received nearly 100 observations during the period of influence of both depressions, and it was within the normal rates, and it is indicated that there were no problems or complaints in The areas that are classified as (red) based on their history and the previous problems that occurred in them, including Wadi Al-Tayy, Wadi Al-Qamar, and the Seventh Circle, in addition to the downtown area.

Regarding the tunnels, the emergency room official, Hani Al-Marashdeh, confirmed in a report to the Roya news site that it had not witnessed any closures, and that the drainage lines in it are passable, indicating that the Amman Municipality cadres deployed within the areas of jurisdiction are working on rapid intervention when any notice is received.

Rainwater raided homes in Irbid on Tuesday

It is worth noting that rainwater raided, on Tuesday evening, dozens of homes in Irbid governorate, without causing any injuries, according to Irbid Police Director Farhan Al-Amoush. He added that three quarrel cases were dealt with in the Northern Mazar, Defense Street, and Sama Al-Rousan area.

He pointed out that the Bushra-Ramtha road was closed in both directions due to the high level of rain water, and the observation was immediately addressed, calling on citizens not to leave the house except for necessity.

The Governor of Karak raises readiness to deal with the depression affecting Jordan

While the Governor of Karak, Dr. Muhammad Al-Fayez, raised, on Wednesday evening, the readiness to deal with the depression in all the governorate’s brigades, and indicated that all concerned departments in maintaining full readiness to deal with various weather conditions, stressing the preparation of an integrated emergency plan through partnership between the various concerned parties. The relationship included cleaning torrents, valleys, and ferries, and securing mechanisms that might be needed to deal with various weather conditions, according to what came through the official Petra News Agency.

How did the Civil Defense Directorate deal with the depressions affecting Jordan?

As for the Civil Defense Directorate, it dealt with:

• More than 2,000 emergency cases
• More than 300 rescues
• Approximately 85 firefighting accidents occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday.