Saudi Arabia has been hit by massive flash floods. A night of continuos torrential rainfall has flooded street in Mecca. Freighting videos are emerging of cars being swept away and many main roads have been closed since then. Also, there are multiple weather warnings in place.

Flooded streets in Saudi Arabia; rain alert in Madinah, Tabuk & Jeddah

<p>Awe-inspiring pictures and videos of snow-blanketed regions in Saudi Arabia are doing the rounds on social media and are going viral.</p>

<p>According to reports, Saudi Arabia's mountainous region - Tabuk in particular - have been hit by a snowstorm. Parts of Lebanon and Syria also experienced snowstorms while hail was reported in parts of Egypt.&nbsp;</p>

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Snow in Saudi Arabia deserts (Tabuk). <a href="https://t.co/tNJFU8Yia4">pic.twitter.com/tNJFU8Yia4</a></p>
— د. أحمد نبيل (@Dr_Ahmad_Nabeel) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dr_Ahmad_Nabeel/status/1215653574589501440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Middle East nations like Qatar, the UAE, parts of Iran and Oman experienced heavy rainfall earlier this week.&nbsp;</p>

<p>There was a forecast of Middle Eastern regions like Dubai and Doha to receive around 150mm of rainfall when they usually record around 70mm of rainfall for the whole year.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tabuk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tabuk</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Neom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Neom</a> in Saudi Arabia at<br />
winter season, beauty of snow❄️🖤! <a href="https://t.co/CjvZK2A2Nd">pic.twitter.com/CjvZK2A2Nd</a></p>
— Abdualaziz M. Alawadh (@abdualaziz_666) <a href="https://twitter.com/abdualaziz_666/status/1215601370004426752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Earlier this week, Israel witnessed heavy rainfall that led to flooding in its border areas with Lebanon to the Negev desert. At least five people have been killed in Israel due to rising floodwaters, local media reported.&nbsp;</p>


Awe-inspiring pictures and videos of snow-blanketed regions in Saudi Arabia are doing the rounds on social media and are going viral. According to reports, Saudi Arabia's mountainous region - Tabuk in particular - have been hit by a snowstorm.

Awe-inspiring pictures and videos of snow-blanketed regions in Saudi Arabia are doing the rounds on social media and are going viral. According to reports, Saudi Arabia's mountainous region - Tabuk in particular - have been hit by a snowstorm. Parts of Lebanon and Syria also experienced snowstorms while hail was reported in parts of Egypt. Currently: Snow in Saudi Arabia deserts (Tabuk). pic.twitter.com/tNJFU8Yia4 — د. أحمد نبيل (@Dr_Ahmad_Nabeel) January 10, 2020 × Middle East nations like Qatar, the UAE, parts of Iran and Oman experienced heavy rainfall earlier this week. There was a forecast of Middle Eastern regions like Dubai and Doha to receive around 150mm of rainfall when they usually record around 70mm of rainfall for the whole year. #Tabuk & #Neom in Saudi Arabia at winter season, beauty of snow❄️🖤! pic.twitter.com/CjvZK2A2Nd — Abdualaziz M. Alawadh (@abdualaziz_666) January 10, 2020 × Earlier this week, Israel witnessed heavy rainfall that led to flooding in its border areas with Lebanon to the Negev desert. At least five people have been killed in Israel due to rising floodwaters, local media reported.

Snow in Saudi Arabia? Locals share pictures, videos of snow-blanketed Tabuk 

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