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TheLoneRanger Feb 25th 2012 1:16 am

Sand Storm in Riyadh
 
experienced my first sand storm of Riyadh today.......

flares Feb 25th 2012 2:43 pm

Re: Sand Storm in Riyadh
 
How was it? A bad one? One of my guys was getting quite excitable on the BBM.

TheLoneRanger Feb 25th 2012 4:53 pm

Re: Sand Storm in Riyadh
 

Originally Posted by saudiflares (Post 9921155)
How was it? A bad one? One of my guys was getting quite excitable on the BBM.


It was a bad but that's what expected in a storm.....isn't it
but it was a good experience and people here told me that its just the beginning as these storms are very common during summer here

tayls123 Feb 25th 2012 4:57 pm

Re: Sand Storm in Riyadh
 
it was like monsoon season in Jubail yesterday...no sandstorm but constant rain, thunder and lightning...i was hoping to see a flare stack get hit but zero luck :(

Gus Honeybun Feb 25th 2012 8:37 pm

Re: Sand Storm in Riyadh
 
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This was taken a few years back, looking north from kingdom tower between Olaya and King Fahad. A wall of sand turning Riyadh the colour of orange fanta.

TheLoneRanger Feb 26th 2012 6:31 pm

Re: Sand Storm in Riyadh
 

Originally Posted by Gus Honeybun (Post 9921424)
This was taken a few years back, looking north from kingdom tower between Olaya and King Fahad. A wall of sand turning Riyadh the colour of orange fanta.


kewl pic man......but i wonder why in every sandstorm picture, they show ariel view of olaya n king fahad only......its time to change the photographer

i heard there was a sand storm in Dubai as well......looks like saudi is now exporting sand also

NurseNinja Feb 28th 2012 1:50 am

Re: Sand Storm in Riyadh
 
It rained too. MUDSTORM!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! made my uniform look like someone had taken a dump on it.


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