So apparently the little bit a rain we got the other day was just a small sample of what was to come.
On Tuesday night Ian had gone into Jeddah to do some shopping, on his way home in the distance he could see lighting. When he got home he told me and we both stepped out onto the patio and watched lightning flashing in the clouds above Thuwal, no thunder though.
Then yesterday morning I woke up to the sound of rain pitter-pattering against our bedroom window, and thunder. It was raining, and windy, and there was water everywhere! It was a full on storm! At first I just lay in bed, Jeriah sleeping beside me enjoying the sounds and the cozy feeling. Then I got worried, knowing the less than perfect job that was done on the construction of the houses I became concerned about the water staying on the outside of the house. I could hear the water gushing down the down-spout of the gutters and after listening to that for a couple minuets, the worrying got the better of me and I hopped out of bed and sure enough water was pouring in around the light fixture in the upstairs storage room. Ian quickly got some buckets to catch the water, and then walked around the house looking for more water. There were a few windows that had very minor leaks and water was coming underneath one of the upstairs patio doors, but not badly.
We fared better then some of the other KAUSTys though. Many people had way more water in their houses. Some had it pouring in from the ceiling, some had in flowing in from under the doors and still others had both.
Everything was shut down for the day, schools were closed and people were advised to stay home. There are no drains on the roads so there was nowhere for the majority of the water to go. Pumper trucks were brought in to remove it and crews were out working to clean up damage and help move people whose homes were worst hit, to dry conditions.
We snapped a few pictures out the windows of our house.
On Tuesday night Ian had gone into Jeddah to do some shopping, on his way home in the distance he could see lighting. When he got home he told me and we both stepped out onto the patio and watched lightning flashing in the clouds above Thuwal, no thunder though.
Dry Lightning over Thuwal Nov 09 from Kristin Foulds on Vimeo.
Then yesterday morning I woke up to the sound of rain pitter-pattering against our bedroom window, and thunder. It was raining, and windy, and there was water everywhere! It was a full on storm! At first I just lay in bed, Jeriah sleeping beside me enjoying the sounds and the cozy feeling. Then I got worried, knowing the less than perfect job that was done on the construction of the houses I became concerned about the water staying on the outside of the house. I could hear the water gushing down the down-spout of the gutters and after listening to that for a couple minuets, the worrying got the better of me and I hopped out of bed and sure enough water was pouring in around the light fixture in the upstairs storage room. Ian quickly got some buckets to catch the water, and then walked around the house looking for more water. There were a few windows that had very minor leaks and water was coming underneath one of the upstairs patio doors, but not badly.
We fared better then some of the other KAUSTys though. Many people had way more water in their houses. Some had it pouring in from the ceiling, some had in flowing in from under the doors and still others had both.
Everything was shut down for the day, schools were closed and people were advised to stay home. There are no drains on the roads so there was nowhere for the majority of the water to go. Pumper trucks were brought in to remove it and crews were out working to clean up damage and help move people whose homes were worst hit, to dry conditions.
We snapped a few pictures out the windows of our house.
Many other fellow KAUSTy bloggers have also posted their experience with this crazy weather we experienced if you want to see more check out.
Belky and family went out to check things out, the even went to Jeddah!
You can also see more here and here.
Joyce's husband also posted this on YouTube very appropriately titled "November Rain". Ha ha!
Who knew we would be seeing weather like this while we are living in a desert!?
Belky and family went out to check things out, the even went to Jeddah!
You can also see more here and here.
Joyce's husband also posted this on YouTube very appropriately titled "November Rain". Ha ha!
Who knew we would be seeing weather like this while we are living in a desert!?
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7 comments:
Wow, that is just crazy! Glad you didn't have too much damage to your house.
I my goodness! That is a lot of water. I guess they don't really need drains on the streets with that little rain in a year but id sure does collect.
Glad your house mostly held up. Hopefully they will be fixing all these issues!
so glad you are all OK and this is passing like another adventure rather than a catastrophe. Is there any evidence of the desert blooming after the rain?
Have a great weekend. I am off to Langley on the late bus tonight.
That sure looks like a lot of rain when there aren't those handy drains to make it magically disappear! Imagine what Vancouver would look like without a drainage system :P Glad you're house faired ok...maybe they'll decide some drains might be a good idea now!
Wow!!!
I am so glad that you didnt have damage. That is a lot of rain!
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Crazy rain & flooding! Who knew! Glad to hear your house faired ok.
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