Heavy thunderstorms cover the Mediterranean Sea due to Storm Elena, and snow covers several areas in southern Europe

Arab Weather - The latest satellite images from the Arab Weather Regional Center show the presence of huge amounts of dense thunderclouds covering a wide area of the Mediterranean Sea, accompanying Storm Elena, which affects southern Europe and North Africa, accompanied by heavy rain, snow and strong winds that cause severe disturbance to the sea waves.

Storm Elena moves slowly in the central Mediterranean and snow covers several areas in southern Europe

Storm Elena is slowly moving over the Mediterranean Sea, and its strong effects have already begun in southern Turkey after causing severe weather conditions in the Balkans in the form of strong winds, heavy rains and heavy and accumulating snowfall. The storm also caused power outages for tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia, as a result of heavy snowfall and winds that also caused traffic chaos in neighboring Croatia and Serbia.

Is the storm affecting the central Mediterranean named Elena and will it acquire any tropical characteristics?

In Slovenia, the search for a missing hiker in the Alps north of the capital Ljubljana was suspended due to strong winds. Authorities across the Balkans issued travel warnings as snow closed some major roads, including sections of highways in Croatia. Authorities in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia banned heavy vehicles and imposed traffic restrictions on damaged roads.

A weather pattern that causes a storm to slow down and become stronger.

Scientifically, the Rex Block system dominates northern Europe, and is a weather pattern in the atmosphere where a high-pressure system forms between two low-pressure systems, causing stable and consistent weather conditions in a particular area for an extended period. This pattern “blocks” the progress of moving weather systems, causing hot, cold, dry, or wet weather to remain in one place for days or even weeks. This pattern is common in transitional seasons such as spring and fall, and can lead to droughts or floods due to the persistence of stable weather conditions, as was the case with Storm Elena.

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