Intense hailstorms hit UAE after cloud seeding operations
Heavy rain accompanied by lightning and intense hailstorms hit the city of Al Ain and other parts of UAE on the morning of February 12, 2024, causing impressive hail accumulations. This is reportedly the strongest hailstorm Al Ain has seen in 40 years. It comes after NMC conducted a series of cloud seeding flights.
Videos shared by the UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) showed hail, some even larger than golf balls, hitting Al Ain, Al Wothba region, Bani Yas in Abu Dhabi, and other parts of the country.
Other videos show flooded and damaged cars and residents in Al Ain, usually used to the occurrence of hail during such conditions, were surprised by the intensity of the phenomenon.
According to Gulf News, the NCM’s cloud seeding division swung into action over the weekend, dispatching 14 specialized flights over two days to amplify rainfall across the country. “Thanks to their efforts, residents enjoyed rainy weather on February 11 and 12, with moderate to heavy rain, and even hail, across the country,” their report said.
“We completed four flights on Monday, since midnight, and 14 cloud seeding flights, overall, since Sunday [February 11],” NCM’s senior meteorologist, Dr Ahmad Habib told Gulf News in an exclusive interview.
Referring to Gulf News’ claims that residents enjoyed rainy weather, one of our readers sent us the following:
“Really? Did they enjoy about what happened that time? Maybe some but mostly not enjoyed everyone was afraid in their home while they heard a sounds like big rock falling off the roof like it will broke the roof and collapse, no electricity and water after the storm, and mostly the cars outside were damage as mine also. They don’t know that we traumatized about what happen on that day and Praying that it will never happen again.”
Conditions this morning after a massive hailstorm in Al Ain, UAE 🇦🇪
— Disaster Tracker (@DisasterTrackHQ) February 12, 2024
| 12 February 2024 |#hailstorm #storm #UAE #AlAin pic.twitter.com/PD0H8GmAfA
Damage caused by a hailstorm earlier this morning in Al Ain, UAE 🇦🇪
— Disaster Tracker (@DisasterTrackHQ) February 12, 2024
| 12 February 2024 |#hailstorm #storm #UAE #AlAin pic.twitter.com/f7RhjEL5ZG
A strong storm accompanied by hail has caused havoc in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates….🌊pic.twitter.com/lvjtL5T3n6
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) February 12, 2024
Hail, clouds, heavy rain in UAE: How NCM made your Monday weather better with cloud seeding flights https://t.co/lvKc3a2Yrp
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) February 12, 2024
References:
1 Watch: Overjoyed UAE residents have hail fights, build ‘snowman’ as icy stones cover Al Ain streets in white – Khalej Times – February 12, 2024
2 Hail, clouds, heavy rain in UAE: How NCM made your Monday weather better with cloud seeding flights – Gulf News – February 12, 2024
Featured image credit: volcaholic (enhanced stillshot)
Really? Did they enjoy about what happened that time? Maybe some but mostly not enjoyed everyone was afraid in their home while they heard a sounds like big rock falling off the roof like it will broke the roof and collapse, no electricity and water after the storm, and mostly the cars outside were damage as mine also. They don’t know that we traumatized about what happen on that day and Praying that it will never happen again.
One is being DECEPTIVE by using the term ‘Cloud Seeding’, as if it is something different than WEATHER MODIFICATION/GEO-ENGINEERING (aka CHEM-trails), and it is NOT!
THEE TWO greatest threats to this planet, and ALL LIVING THINGS on it are……
GMOs/GENETIC Modifications and GeoEngineering/Weather Modifications/CHEM-trails!