Saudi Arabia | Watch... Is the historic flood of the Wadi Fatima Dam normal?

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/05/02

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - Weather researcher and founding member of the Climate “Nomenclature” Committee, <strong>Abdulaziz Al-Hussaini</strong> , confirmed that the torrent that occurred in <strong>“Wadi Fatima”</strong> is undoubtedly considered a great torrent.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%84... A snapshot of lightning strikes in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Circulating... What is the validity of what was circulated about a fountain overflowing with water emerging from “Ha’a Well” inside the Prophet’s Mosque?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> What is the reason for the flood of Wadi Fatima Dam?</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Answer: Al-Hussaini explained that <strong>Wadi Fatima</strong> , which witnessed this huge torrent, does not flow easily, but rather requires certain conditions, which was achieved due to the concentration of heavy rain cumulonimbus clouds for several days at its sources in Al-Sarat near Taif, and he added that this The torrent comes within the fourteenth rainy season of the rainy season for the year 1445 AH.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He continued, during the past few days, heavy rain clouds were concentrated at the sources of <strong>“Wadi Fatima,”</strong> which led to the flow of this large torrent. He expressed his joy and gratitude to God for this blessing.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Wadi Fatima Dam overflows:<br /> <a href="https://t.co/QazxvfcGa6">pic.twitter.com/QazxvfcGa6</a></p> - Ahmed (@A_MQQ_) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_MQQ_/status/1786020897263911410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etf... 2, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Where is Wadi Fatima Dam located?</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The answer: <strong>“Wadi Fatima”</strong> is considered one of the large valleys that extends from Al-Sarat near Taif in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, and empties south of Jeddah into Al-Khomra. Its length extends about <strong>210 kilometers</strong> , and is formed from several tributaries that meet in one stream.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Is the historic flood of Wadi Fatima Dam normal?</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The answer: While Al-Hussaini stressed that such a torrent has not occurred for decades, and it is considered evidence of the severity of the fourteenth rainy season. He pointed out that the rains affected several regions in the Kingdom, including Riyadh, Al-Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, the Northern Borders, Tabuk, Al-Sharqiyah, Al-Baha, Asir, Jazan, and Najran, with a varying impact between the regions.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He concluded by saying that God - Glory be to Him - had caused the rain to be concentrated on the upper reaches and tributaries of <strong>“Wadi Fatima,”</strong> which resulted in this massive torrent, and confirmed the continuity of goodness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and expectations of torrential rains in the coming days.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8... | Video scenes from the Ghadeer canyon in the Emirates</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%84... The moment of the heavy rainstorm in Medina yesterday</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://sabq.org/saudia/r6daierwqu">sabq</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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