Jordan: Severe weather instability affected the Kingdom during these days in 2019.

Arab Weather - Returning to the climate archive, the Kingdom witnessed severe atmospheric instability from October 14 to 16, 2019, resulting in severe thunderstorms, some of the strongest to affect Jordan that year.

More than 1,500 lightning flashes were observed during the unstable weather conditions.

According to the Arab Weather Lightning Observatory, approximately 15,000 lightning flashes were recorded in the skies of Jordan, Palestine, and the eastern Mediterranean during the period of atmospheric instability, reflecting the severity of the thunderstorms at that time.

What are the scientific reasons for the emergence of atmospheric instability at that time?

During that period, the Kingdom was affected by an effective extension of the Red Sea depression, and relatively hot weather prevailed, with temperatures in the capital, Amman, reaching 35 degrees Celsius. This provided high convection energy that helped the development of strong cumulus clouds as the depression passed through the upper layers of the atmosphere.

Rainfall amounts exceeded 20 mm in some areas.

The Marj Al Hamam station of the Arab Weather Authority also recorded 21 mm of rainfall following the storm, which was accompanied by strong winds and heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning in several regions of the Kingdom.