Saudi Arabia | An exceptional week... Hurricanes, hailstorms, sandstorms and snow in a series of severe weather fluctuations affected the Kingdom

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - strong weather disturbances, which was the highlight of a week full of events, between hail and sand storms, hurricanes, some of which carried trucks and vehicles and threw them on the side of the road, and hail, thunderstorms and heavy hail in other regions, including Riyadh! And snow covered the highest peaks of the north.

A huge tornado dumps vehicles and trucks on the side of the road in the villages of Taif

On Sunday, March 12th, a unique event occurred, represented by the formation of a tornado, which was described by those who saw it as a "giant" that connected the sky to the earth and passed from the Al-Azab site east of the camel bridge north of the city of Taif, swallowing everything it found in the estates and vehicles, and even And even trucks.

In a rare phenomenon..a huge repressive hurricane hits the Saudi city of Taif #Arab_Weather #Saudi Arabia #Taif pic.twitter.com/dgvx8Zzrtj

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) March 14, 2023

Observing a sandstorm as a wall of sand in Tabarjal Governorate

On Tuesday, due to the rush of a cold air mass coming from the north, which coincided with the emergence of unstable weather conditions, strong cumulus thunderstorm clouds became active over the northern governorates of the Kingdom, including the Tabarjal governorate, which witnessed the emergence of a wall sandstorm, resulting from strong winds, which were documented by tweeters from the governorate’s residents in Next scene:

Watch .. a dust storm in #Tabarjal a while ago

Participate and see the weather around you via the “You are the Monitor” feature through the Arab Weather application https://t.co/scXBxIvP3Z pic.twitter.com/tL3mvvhxzs

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) March 14, 2023

Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall on Jabal Al-Lawz

On the same day, snow fell with good intensity on the peaks of Jabal Al-Lawz in the Tabuk region, and the temperatures there fell below zero degrees Celsius, and activists documented through social networking sites the accumulation of snow in the mountain and the wearing of its white dress.

Jabal Al-Lawz #Tabuk pic.twitter.com/UhnAdhVBAJ

- Fawaz Al-Harbi (@fawwazalhrbi) March 14, 2023

A sudden reversal of the weather and thick papyri in Riyadh!

The eventful week concluded with a sudden reversal of the weather in the city of Riyadh on Thursday afternoon after a sunny day, as cumulonimbus thunderstorms formed in the afternoon west of the city of Riyadh, increasing in strength and moving directly to affect the capital with hail storms that do not recur often, characterized by the large hailstones and the intensity of the downward winds, and the formation of a violent hurricane. And the abundance of rain and the temporal speed of the rainy situation, as in this scene that summarizes the event:

Heavy rain, hail in Al-Rimal neighborhood , #Riyadh
Oh God, a beneficial disaster pic.twitter.com/AftTvcI6Fn

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) March 15, 2023