Pictures and videos: Memories of the historic Riyadh storm in 1416 AH

ArabiaWeather.com - Sinan Khalaf - With increasing indications that the capital, Riyadh, may be affected by a state of atmospheric instability during the next week, our memory goes back to some of the strong weather conditions that affected Riyadh during the past years, and perhaps the year 1416 AH carried with it exceptional weather conditions It requires standing

The archival photos showed the extent of the air turbulence that affected the capital on 3/24/1995 AD as a result of the region being affected by an air depression accompanied by a cold air front. The sky covered large amounts of cumulus thunderclouds, as a result of which heavy rain fell in the various regions of the capital.

According to information, some areas of Riyadh were affected in an unprecedented way by a severe hailstorm, as a result of which hail amounts accumulated to cover large areas of the city, accompanied by lightning, thunder and strong winds.

The force of the storm caused severe material damage, especially in the Al-Nassim neighborhood, which was subjected to a violent and rare hail storm that caused severe damage to cars. As for the amount of rain falling in Riyadh in that storm, it exceeded the 60 mm barrier.

The following two videos show the extent of the damage to the capital as a result of the winds and torrential rains that collapsed some exhibitions and destroyed the road network and infrastructure.