Kuwait - update at 3:30 pm | The sandstorm is advancing towards the capital, and the horizontal visibility drops to less than 1,000 meters in the north

2022-05-16 2022-05-16T12:30:49Z
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Kuwait - update at 3:30 pm | The sandstorm is advancing towards the capital, and the horizontal visibility drops to less than 1,000 meters in the north

Arab weather - as was expected, the sandstorm not long ago began to invade the State of Kuwait, starting from the northern and western regions, where the horizontal visibility deteriorated due to the density of dust, and according to the weather monitoring systems of the Arab Weather Center, the horizontal visibility range in some northern areas is 200 meters Just.

The sandstorm is heading towards the capital for the next few hours

According to the latest satellite images received by the Arab Regional Weather Center, the sandstorm is progressing towards the capital, Kuwait, and the coastal areas during the next few hours, accompanied by a gradual and significant increase in the proportion of dust in the atmosphere, and a significant decrease in the horizontal visibility to less than 1000 meters.

The sandstorm is also accompanied by an activity at the speed of surface winds, which causes turbulence to sea waves on the beaches of Kuwait overlooking the Arabian Gulf.

 

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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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