Iraq | A thunderstorm hits Basra, and citizens document scenes of lightning and hail

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - Basra Governorate, southern Iraq, was subjected to air disturbances during the hours of this evening, Sunday, as a result of the region being affected by a limited state of atmospheric instability.

Satellite images monitored the formation of thunderclouds in the sky of Basra, and good and blessing rains fell, accompanied by hail, after a wave of dust caused by downward winds.

The following scenes from the event:

a witness
Cloud # Basra and the attendant loss of cold showers shortly before # Iraq pic.twitter.com/GAI7KFCXTQ

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) November 7, 2021

a witness
Lightning strikes in the sky # Basra # Iraq pic.twitter.com/uzvcQV9LeI

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) November 7, 2021

a witness
Dust wave resulting from the descending wind that affected the # Basra # Iraq pic.twitter.com/ysdUD6ePVV

- Arab Weather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) November 7, 2021