More rain forecast for many regions across country today
Authorities affirm readiness for adverse weather conditions
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather advisory regarding the weather condition across the country over the coming days.
The NCM announced that until this aternoon, the country will experience convective clouds over coastal areas moving towards Eastern and Western regions associated with rainfall of different intensities, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and a probability of hail in some areas.
From this aternoon to early Wednesday morning, NCM stated that another wave will begin from Western areas and spread across scatered areas of the country, where the amounts of convective clouds will increase, associated with rainfall of different intensities, lightning, thunder, and a probability of hail in some areas.
The Centre added that, from Wednesday morning to aternoon, some convective clouds will form over coastal areas associated with rainfall and then will concentrate over Eastern and Northern regions, with the clouds gradually decreasing by Wednesday noon.
NCM urged residents to take all the precautions and follow the safety measures during rainfall and to stay away from areas of flooding and water accumulation.
More heavy rain fell on Tuesday from the early morning on Hata and its neighbouring areas such as Muzaira, Al Huwailat and Masfout, where several valleys and waterfalls were flooded.
As a result of the heavy rains, the Hatawi Dam and Jeema Dam were filled with water, while the Wadi Muzaira Dam overflowed. The rains also filled Wadi Al Qahfi, which connects Hata with the Sultanate of Oman.
Abu Dhabi Police are fully prepared to handle the challenging weather conditions expected in the emirate until April 17th. They will be working closely with all relevant authorities to ensure public safety.
Abu Dhabi Police and relevant entities, including the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority (ADCDA), Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), Al Ain Municipality, Al Dhafra
Municipality, and Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DOE), will ensure to maintain the safety of the community and protect lives and property, Abu Dhabi Police General Command said in a statement.
The Abu Dhabi Police General Command noted they operationalised emergency plans and deployed support patrols, in addition to taking several precautionary measures, including strengthening the manpower in the operations rooms.
The Abu Dhabi Police Command and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority are urging the public to take all necessary precautions and follow the updates from the National Center of Meteorology and other official sources.
The two entities are also emphasising the importance of safe driving and following safety measures, including avoiding distractions while driving, adhering to speed limits during the implementation of the speed reduction system on the roads, maintaining a safe distance between vehicles, avoiding sudden braking, and slowing down when turning to prevent the vehicle from skidding. The Department of Energy and energy sector companies have likewise raised their readiness of emergency and instructed urgent maintenance teams to respond quickly to all reports related to power outages resulting from weather fluctuations.
Ras Al Khaimah Executive Council announced that remote work will continue on “Wednesday”, April 17, for the emirate’s government employees, due to the ongoing weather conditions.
However, jobs requiring presence at the workplace, as determined by the relevant authority within each government department, are excluded, according to the announcement.
The Fujairah Government announced that remote work will continue on “Wednesday”, April 17, for the emirate’s government employees, due to the ongoing weather conditions.
However, jobs requiring presence at the workplace, as determined by the relevant authority within each government department, are excluded, according to the announcement.