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Heavy rains in Muscat, signals affected in many places

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Muscat: Heavy rains and thunderstorms were reported from Buraimi, Al Dhahirah, and North al Batinah, South Batinah, Dakhiliyah and Muscat.


As most of the traffic signals in Muscat are disrupted due to heavy rainfall, motorists have been urged to be careful crossing intersections and wait before crossing.


The Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) said that received Dhank (49.6 mm of rainfall, Wadi Al-Ma'awal (34.4 mm), Port Sultan Qaboos 30 mm of rainfall,  Rustaq (29.2 mm), Buraimi (17 mm), Saham (16.6 mm), Bausher (13.6 mm) and Khasab (12.2 mm) and Amerat (11.2mm).


A person was reported to be detailed in his vehicle in Amerat on Wednesday, according to PACDA.


PACDA and police personnel have been placed near wadis to attend to any emergency situations.


Muttrah Souq in Muscat was flooded for the second time in two weeks forcing the shops to down shutters and minimise damages.


"Continuous heavy thundershowers are expected over Musandam, North al Batinah, South al Batinah, al Buraimi, al Dakhliya, al Dahirah and Muscat governorates, accompanied with fresh winds, hail, flash floods (wadis) and low horizontal visibility. Sea state will be moderate to rough during this period over the Sea of Oman."


An official at Oman Meteorology told the Observer that new fresh alerts will be issued as similar conditions will prevail even tomorrow. "Even Muscat will get to moderate to heavy rains from the morning," he said.


According to the Public Authority for Civil Defence (PACDA), there three people were rescued in Buraimi after their vehicle was detained in Wadi Hamad. Their health condition is said to be sound.


According to the weather analysis of the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre, a trough of low pressure, located in the south of Iran, will affect the Sultanate for four days until Friday, November 22.


Photo from Twitter (@KKhalied7, @almozn_wather)
Photo from Twitter (@KKhalied7, @almozn_wather)

 


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The weather charts also indicate a relative decrease in temperature associated with the weather condition.


Jabal Shams will have the lowest minimum temperature of four degrees Celsius, followed by Haima (19), Nizwa (17), Rustaq (20) and Duqm 23 alike.


Muscat and Suhar will have minimum temperatures of 22 degrees during the next four days.


Sea state will be moderate to rough along the coastal areas of the Sea of Oman with wave height ranging between 1.5 metres and 2.5 while it will be moderate along rest of the coasts with wave height ranging between 1 and 0.5 meters.



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