As the winter season rolls in, dams across the UAE collected a whopping 6.7 million cubic metres of rainwater after eight cloud seeding operations took place since Friday.
UAE dams collect 6.7 million-cubic metres of rainwater
During Monday’s cloud seeding operations, heavy rains and flash flooding struck the northern Emirates, parts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dams across the nation collected a staggering 6.7 million cubic metres of rainwater. Temperatures went as low as 17.3 degrees Celsius on Jebel Jais and 18.9 degrees Celcius on the Mebreh mountain.
#NCM has conducted 8 cloud seeding operations since Friday, and the amount of rainfall water stored in the UAE’s dams during the last two days amounted up to 6.7m³ million pic.twitter.com/6Mv3ksybo6
— UAEREP (@UAEREP) October 7, 2019
Eight cloud seeding operations across the UAE
It’s safe to say the winter season has officially begun in the UAE, after the immense rainfalls. We recommend not taking a road trip to the mountains or wadis this week, as the National Centre of Meteorology predicts more rainfall and cloudiness in the coming days.
أمطار مساكن #العين #المركز_الوطني_للأرصاد #أمطار_الخير #الإمارات_العربية_المتحدة #هواة_الطقس
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) October 7, 2019
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Some cars were stranded during Monday’s rains
The National Centre of Meteorology took to Twitter sharing a video of a van and an SUV stranded on the side of a highway in Maliha as massive rains hit the nation. Check it out:
أمطار غزيرة على مليحة #الشارقة
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) October 6, 2019
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#أصدقاء_المركز_الوطني_للأرصاد pic.twitter.com/LUuQoD7MtE