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Old 03-26-2009, 07:45 AM
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Default Weather a factor in Dubai

Horrible weather, hail, rain etc. in Dubai last night after the post position draw.
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Old 03-26-2009, 08:26 AM
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DUBAI // The UAE was battered by thunderstorms and winds of up to 100 kph last night and forecasters predicted five more days of turbulent weather.
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Visibility at Abu Dhabi International Airport was down to about 50 metres as a sandstorm took hold and flights were diverted to Al Ain and Muscat airports for about 30 minutes.

The storms are likely to last for at least the next five days, Mr Stevens said. “Until Sunday we are going to be reporting rain and thunderstorms every day. It will mostly be cloudy but there will be sunny breaks as well – it is going to be what we call ‘extremely unsettled’.”
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20...1001/MAGAZINE3
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Old 03-26-2009, 08:32 AM
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It rains there?
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Old 03-26-2009, 08:40 AM
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It rains there?
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Old 03-26-2009, 09:14 AM
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They postponed the World Cup ( for a week maybe? ) one year because of bad weather. It may have been the year Silver Charm won.
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Old 03-26-2009, 09:22 AM
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They postponed the World Cup ( for a week maybe? ) one year because of bad weather. It may have been the year Silver Charm won.
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postponed until the following Thursday
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