Why is this weather called a `storm`?

ArabiaWeather.com- Citizens' opinions differed on social media about calling the term "storm" on the current weather situation that pervades the Kingdom, as many opinions criticized calling the situation a storm, asking about the reasons that prompted the Arab weather to call the storm good news for this weather condition While the term was approved by many after seeing the heavy rainy weather.

In order to answer these questions about the reasons for calling the current weather condition a "storm", the "Arab Weather" team explains that in meteorology and weather conditions the strong weather condition at a particular time is called "the storm", and this is not only linked to the winds alone, for example Rain, if it is heavy, continuous and for a specific period of time, is called a (rain storm), snow (blizzard) and strong thunder (thunderstorm) without being associated with high wind speed only as it was circulated by some .

As a result of the high amounts of rain that are expected to fall between Tuesday 25/11/2014 and Thursday 27/11/2014 - which has so far exceeded many times the average rainfall for the month of November -; The weather has been called Bushra rainstorm.

It must be noted that what is happening is scientifically called a rainstorm, and it is known as high amounts of rain that fall in a specific area at a specific time.

As of 6 pm today, Wednesday - less than 24 hours from the actual start of the storm - more than 100 mm west of the capital, Amman.

The name “Bushra Rainstorm” has been given to the current weather condition due to the storm’s conditions applying to it, which is represented by expectations that the amounts of rain will exceed 100 mm during the storm’s duration, and the effect of the situation on two areas with an important geographical dimension, in addition to the continued impact of the weather condition for more than 24 continuous hours.

The glad tidings are the joyful, beautiful news, similar to the beautiful gift or gift that has been expected for some time, such as the glad tidings of something to come in which there is ease; This name was chosen, hoping and praying to God that the rains that this storm will bear will be good rains that herald a good rainy and agricultural season.

The word “good tidings” is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in a similar place, as God said in His decisive Book: “And He it is Who sends the winds as glad tidings before His mercy, until, when they carry heavy clouds, We make Him drink dead, so We sent down water with it, and with it We brought out all kinds of fruits. Thus do We bring out the dead, so that you may remember.” Great truth of God.

It is noteworthy that the media goal behind naming weather conditions as storms is to educate the Jordanian street and citizens that the influential weather condition will be stronger than the normal depressions. This is to protect them from the dangers that may accompany storms, such as the formation of torrents.

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