Wow! I heard some rain when I woke up this morning. It was overcast and light rain. So I left a bit early for the office. Good thing.
Here’s a photo of the impacts on Kuwait City from Arab Times Kuwait.
Driving in to the office it was very dark to the east. Then I drove into the dark storm. It was as thick or thicker than a tropical rainstorm! At 15 km/hr at times I could still barely see the road because of the wind driven rain. The rain eased up between storms and then there were some serious puddles on the road, up to 10 cm deep and flowing. This is because the water doesn’t soak into the desert, due to the fineness of the sand and also as the road has some low points and drainage isn’t considered generally when the road is built.
Also, while driving, what lightning I saw. Big sheet lightning and some amazing multiple strike bolts. One was two bolts almost simultaneously ahead of me about a km apart.
I was close to some of it though the thunder wasn’t too loud.
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On the way home, I saw the results of the rain better. The wind and rain flattened the sand berms quite a bit and there is a lot of standing water including some stretches on the road.
They don’t allow for any drainage so the water just stands in the lowest spots and being so flat a place …
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