This isnt snowfall, but a massive hailstorm hit Bardiyah today, in the Al‑‘Amq area of Al‑Mahd, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia.
📸 وائل الحربي pic.twitter.com/wzbSsjrGaP
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) November 16, 2025
Fenomenele cele mai spectaculoase de acest tip în Arabia Saudită s-au întâmplat de obicei vara și au devenit virale. Cel mai adesea au avut loc în zona deșertică, în apropierea orașului Makkah (Mecca), sau în zona Asir (muntoasă).
Grindina, adesea de mari dimensiuni (cât bilele de golf), cade în cantități foarte mari în timpul unor furtuni neobișnuite de vară. Aceasta se acumulează rapid, iar apa rezultată din ploaie formează torenți pe văile uscate (wadis) și pe străzi, antrenând gheața și creând aspectul de „râuri albe” sau „râuri de gheață”.
Acest tip de eveniment meteorologic extrem (grindină intensă urmată de torente) e tot mai des în Arabia Saudită, în ciuda climei deșertice, din cauza ploilor scurte, dar violente, care apar în anumite sezoane.
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