{"id":45641,"date":"2024-09-04T12:49:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=45641"},"modified":"2024-09-04T12:49:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:49:26","slug":"recent-storms-bring-in-strong-winds-across-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/recent-storms-bring-in-strong-winds-across-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Storms Bring In Strong Winds Across Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">Saudi Arabia has been hit by intense storms sweeping across Makkah, Jizan, Madinah, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/latest\/torrential-thunderstorm-hits-jeddah-and-triggers-flooding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeddah<\/a>. Heavy rain has flooded roads, leading to numerous school closures. Strong winds have caused debris to fly around, making travel hazardous and prompting many to stay indoors for safety. The severe weather has created widespread disruption throughout the affected regions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Residents in Jazan were seen struggling to open their umbrellas due to the strong gusts<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@as059as\/video\/7406483646137371912\" data-video-id=\"7406483646137371912\">\n<section><a title=\"@as059as\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@as059as?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@as059as<\/a> \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude02 <a title=\"\u0627\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0621_\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u0646\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0627\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0621_\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a title=\"\u0627\u0643\u0633\u0628\u0644\u0648\u0631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0627\u0643\u0633\u0628\u0644\u0648\u0631<\/a> <a title=\"\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u0646\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a title=\"\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0628_\u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0646\u064a_\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0647_\u062d\u0644\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%AD%D9%84%F0%9F%98%82%F0%9F%98%82?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0628_\u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0646\u064a_\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0647_\u062d\u0644\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/a> <a title=\"\u0627\u0645\u0637\u0627\u0631_\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u0646_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0627\u0645\u0637\u0627\u0631_\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u0646_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a - sill_a3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a-7245842778851199745?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a &#8211; sill_a3<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">People in <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Madinah<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> were seen taking cover indoors as <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">flying<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> objects made it <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">unsafe<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> outside<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@taiba_i\/video\/7405962369911753992\" data-video-id=\"7405962369911753992\">\n<section><a title=\"@taiba_i\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@taiba_i?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taiba_i<\/a> <a title=\"explore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/explore?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#explore<\/a> <a title=\"\u0627\u0645\u0637\u0627\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0647_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0647\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0627\u0645\u0637\u0627\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0647_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0647<\/a> <a title=\"\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0645\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0645<\/a>#<a title=\"\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a_\u062e\u0644\u0642_\u0627\u062d\u0637_\u0647\u0627\u0634\u062a\u0627\u0642\u0627\u062a\ud83e\udde2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%82_%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B7_%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%F0%9F%A7%A2?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a_\u062e\u0644\u0642_\u0627\u062d\u0637_\u0647\u0627\u0634\u062a\u0627\u0642\u0627\u062a\ud83e\udde2<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c \u0623\u0635\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0637\u0631 - Sleepecho\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/\u0623\u0635\u0648\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0637\u0631-7118969752290068482?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c \u0623\u0635\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0637\u0631 &#8211; Sleepecho<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Visitors at the Prophet&#8217;s Mosque also had to run for shelter as the storms brought about strong winds, causing heavy objects to fly around the area.<\/p>\n<h2>A video of people picking up Saudi flags that had toppled over also went viral<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0644\u0634\u0639\u0628 \u0627\u0646 \u064a\u062e\u062a\u0631\u0642 \u0641\u064a \u0639\u0642\u064a\u062f\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0648 \u0641\u064a \u062f\u0648\u0644\u062a\u0647<br \/>\n\u0648\u0647\u0645 \u064a\u062a\u0633\u0627\u0631\u0639\u0648\u0646 \u0644\u0631\u0641\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0633\u0642\u0637 \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oDjFlndA5W\">pic.twitter.com\/oDjFlndA5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200f\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 (@slman1884) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slman1884\/status\/1830808948393365969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Saudi Civil Defense issued a warning for several regions<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a<\/a> \u064a\u062f\u0639\u0648 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u0648\u062e\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0637\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u0634\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0625\u062b\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u062e\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0634\u0647\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0623\u062c\u0632\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0643\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u0631\u0645\u0629<\/a> .<br \/>\n\u0648\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0639\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0637:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vXwLgRVfbj\">https:\/\/t.co\/vXwLgRVfbj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xp27FXzRyP\">pic.twitter.com\/xp27FXzRyP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a (@SaudiDCD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudiDCD\/status\/1830569640986017851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cities like Jazan, Makkah, Aseer, Najran, Madinah, Al Baha, and Tabuk have gotten red alerts for heavy rainfall, strong gusts of winds, and risks of flooding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia has been hit by intense storms sweeping across Makkah, Jizan, Madinah, and Jeddah. 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