Thread by @althecat

A @NASA WorldView Modis satellite image from this morning of the #Sudan #Ethiopia Border with a closeup of the #GERD Dam.

Today's rainfall forecasts for #Ethiopia #HornOfAfrica and the #MiddleEast follow.

CMC (Canada) and KMA (Korean) weather model forecasts of 10-day accumulated rainfall in North Africa. These two models have been forecasting a stronger than normal West African Monsoon.

And to complete the set of three negotiating parties looking for an agreement on the filling and operation of the #GERD, here's an image, also from this morning ,of the Nile Delta in Egypt, showing also the Sinai, Gaza, and Southern Israel.

May 4th, 10-day accumulated rain forecasts, for Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa from the @ECMWF, GFS and KMA weather models.
#Sudan #SouthSudan #Ethiopia #GERD #Africa #HornOfAfrica #DesertRain

The busiest sector of the Arabian Peninsula when it came to #ArabianStorms was once again the North East corner where Oman and the UAE once again saw storms, hail and torrential rainfall.

May 4th, 10-day accumulated rain forecasts for the #MiddleEast from GFS, ECMWF, CMC, & KMA weather models.

@Arab_Storms

#ArabianStorms

#KSA #Yemen #Oman #Levant #Jordan #Sudan #UAE #Iraq #Iran #Syria #Kuwait #GERD #NileBasin #HornOfAfrica #DesertRain

الله أعلم

@Arab_Storms has been out again shooting footage of the impact in the UAE.

Here we see spillover runoff to some valleys in the eastern region #الامارات right Now!

https://twitter.com/Arab_Storms/status/1389571696168996864?s=20

And a picture of a valley in the mountains in flood.

https://twitter.com/Arab_Storms/status/1389571696168996864?s=20

Here are today's May 4th, 3 day accumulated rain forecasts (to Friday at Midnight), for the #MiddleEast from the GFS, ECMWF, CMC & KMA weather models.

@Arab_Storms

#ArabianStorms

#KSA #Yemen #Oman #Jordan #Sudan #Iran #Syria #GERD #Sudan #DesertRain

الله أعلم

And in this Video @Arab_Storms shows a bit more from the UAE Mountains, this time of the mountains themselves and cascades of fresh rainwater.

https://twitter.com/Arab_Storms/status/1389560936130912260?s=20

And finally, three May 4th, ultra long-range, accumulated rain forecasts for the #MiddleEast from the GFS, GEFS (16-day) and KMA (12 day) models.

#ArabianStorms #Ramadan

الله أعلم

/ENDS