Last week, mainly from Wednesday to Friday, 16.-18. December 2020, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel hit powerful storm 03M – a Medicane Elaina / Andira.
System was bringing severe storms with floods, hails, heavy rain, severe winds, powerful lighting activity and rare tornadoes above Eastern Mediterranean.
The worst floods appeared in Aqaba, Jordan – flooded city is a subject of many videos on Youtube.
Southern Turkey and Cyprus have reported a mix of several severe weather events.
Shortly until the Christmas and during the Christmas 2020, Mediterranean will be calmer, without major storms or medicanes, but immediately after Christmas, since 26. December 2020, next rounds of severe storms are expected in parts of Mediterranean.
The worst situation is expected in northern and western Mediterranean including northern Portugal, northern Spain, Andalusia, northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, SE France, Italy, Adriatic, Greece and western Turkey.
Rounds of severe rains and snow are expected in western and northern Europe, too.
عاصفة الـ #Medicane الشبة الأستوائية النادرة الأن فوق مياه المتوسط تم تسميتها #Eliana يلاحظ التفاف السحب الحلزوني عكس عقارب الساعه أشبه ماتكون بحركة الأعاصير والعواصف الأستوائية!! أمطار غزيرة جداً متوقعه على سواحل شرقي المتوسط (سوريا لبنان )من الأن وحتى غداً الخميس والله أعلم pic.twitter.com/t24VJaKGF6
A #medicane#Elaina with an impressive radar structure has developed near Cyprus overnight and is now moving towards Lebanon where the landfall is expected today. Strong to severe winds and torrential rainfall will be the primary threats! Maps: @windy / & Met office Turkey pic.twitter.com/4zIz4Y2jLs