Dust covered the west of the country
According to the announcement of the Meteorological Organization, today on September 19, wind and dust covered some areas of the country and reduced the horizontal visibility in the west to 1000 meters.
According to Moj news agency, based on the latest reports sent from the stations Meteorology The country is affected by the wind and dust the horizontal visibility has decreased in parts of Kermanshah, Ilam, Khuzestan, Lorestan, Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, Hamedan, Markazi, Qom and Razavi Khorasan provinces.
The intensity of dust has been reported in the western regions of the country more than in other regions, so that before noon today (19 September), this phenomenon increased the horizontal visibility radius in “Sarableh” in Ilam to 1000, “Qasershirin” in Kermanshah to 1200, “Sar Arud” In Kermanshah, it decreased to 1,500 meters, Sarpol Zahab in Kermanshah and Dere Shahr in Ilam to 2,500 meters, and Jovanrud in Kermanshah to 2,000 meters.
Strong winds with a speed of 72 km/h hit Abdanan Ilam and reduced horizontal visibility. In Khuzestan, widespread dust reduced the horizontal visibility radius in some areas such as Bostan, Ahvaz, Gatund and Safi Abad, Dezful to 4000-7000 meters. In addition, the wind and dust covered parts of Lorestan province today, so that the horizontal visibility It decreased to 4000 to 8000 meters in the cities of “Poldakhter”, “Kohdasht”, “Rumeshkan” and “Droud”.
Wind has also been reported from some weather stations in Tehran, Alborz, Zanjan, Hamadan, West Azarbaijan and East Azarbaijan provinces.