Across Asia an exceptionally early and heavy monsoon caused flash floods, landslides, and hailstorms.
Destructive hailstorms, again, though rare, are not unknown in Egypt, while the locusts are definitely stated to have been brought by a strong east wind.
Hailstorms are infrequent everywhere, but especially so in the south.
Light hailstorms are not uncommon, but tornadoes are unknown in the state.
Snow is seen once or twice in a generation; violent hailstorms occur.
Thunderstorms, averaging nearly one hundred in the year, and violent hailstorms, occur in summer, being most severe in the interior.
Violent hailstorms, which do great damage, sometimes follow periods of drought.