Arab weather - the marking is considered one of the most important rainy seasons in the Arabian Peninsula, starting from October 16 of each year and continuing until December 6, and is associated with many weather phenomena, the most important of which are thunderstorms and hailstorms. Riyadh for thunderstorms.
The strength of the marking season varies from year to year, as some seasons witnessed a great strength of marking, in which other seasons witnessed poor performance, and following are some of the strong weather conditions that Saudi Arabia witnessed during the marking period:
On November 25, 2015, the city of Buraidah in Al-Qassim region was hit by heavy thunderstorms caused by crossing a cold air front that caused a large proliferation of cumulus rain clouds in abundance, as the water level in the city rose to record levels and the Civil Defense received more than 300 complaints from citizens.
Yanbu Governorate was affected by a strong state of atmospheric instability on Sunday 20/11/2020, as heavy rain fell in many areas, accompanied by activity in surface winds, low visibility, hail, and the flow of valleys. North Yanbu.
The coasts of the Red Sea, especially the city of Jeddah, Madinah, Makkah and the nearby areas were affected, on Saturday 11/3/2018, by a strong weather condition, represented by a violent instability, which caused large amounts of cumulus clouds to erupt directly from the Red Sea, and the situation was accompanied by the rush of large quantities of Tropical humidity coming from southeastern Africa to meet with the humidity of the Red Sea, which caused a condition known as a “fracture” that caused large amounts of thunderstorms and hail to fall, resulting in floods and torrential rains in the city of Jeddah.
The rush of cold winds in the upper atmosphere from northeastern Europe towards the Arabian Peninsula contributed to the emergence of this violent weather condition amid high rates of tropical humidity and the humidity brought by the Red Sea depression.
After cyclone Chapala hit the Yemeni island of Socotra, classified as a category four, large amounts of moisture flowed on its impact and interacted with the Red Sea depression, forming a strong state of atmospheric instability so that several regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia witnessed rain, Tuesday 17/11/2015. Heavy rains accompanied by intense hail showers in the capital, Riyadh, and the city of Jeddah has been exposed, since Tuesday morning, to heavy rains, especially in the northern parts of the city, which resulted in torrential rains, and several regions in the Kingdom witnessed heavy rainfall, and the torrential rains that trapped citizens in their vehicles The study was suspended today in public education schools in many regions, and Makkah Al-Mukarramah witnessed heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms, including its affiliated governorates and its suburbs.
Among the memories of the marking period is a violent fracture in the northwest and west of the Kingdom, marking 2012 on November 18, the most prominent of which was the historic Abwa torrent east of Rabigh, which caused great losses, as a result of an air depression across the Kingdom, the latest violent weather fluctuations, especially in the regions of Makkah and Madinah, which rained heavily on parts of the airport. Very updated torrential torrents and loss of property and lives.
Among the memories of Hajj on the day of Tarwiyah is the disaster of Jeddah marking and Hajj 1430 AH. Jeddah floods occurred in addition to several places belonging to the Makkah region. Civil Defense officials described them as the worst in 27 years. Those floods occurred on Wednesday, 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 1430 AH / November 25, 2009 AD and led To rainfall in four hours until the average amount of rain water is about 90 millimeters.
The Kingdom was affected by a case of fracture as a result of the deepening of the Red Sea depression in the west of the Kingdom, and a case of fracture in the west of the Kingdom, which caused floods in many areas of Makkah and Madinah.
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