An unusually powerful storm will bring heavy rain to parts of Egypt, Jordan,Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Heavy rain will break out across the Nile River Deltaand the rest of northeastern Egypt Sunday afternoon. The heavy rain will sweepacross the Sinai Peninsula and the Red Sea into Jordan, Israel, and SaudiArabia at night.In short order, 2-4 inches of rain will fall. Mudslides and flash flooding area distinct possibility. It will even be cold enough for snow on top of MountSinai.
Strong winds will preceed the storm across Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Local duststorms will develop Sunday and continue Monday.
Normal rainfall for the entire month of January in Cairo is less than a quarterof an inch. They will likely receive over an inch from this storm. Rain is morecommon further north across Israel and Jordan.
The cold front associated with the storm will bring rain to central SaudiArabia and most of Iraq on Monday.
By Accuweather.com Senior Meteorologist Dave Samuhel
