‘Amman municipality on alert as polar front expected to take effect’

AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) on Wednesday announced a state of maximum alert to deal with the potential harsh weather conditions forecast to prevail as of Thursday morning.

GAM also announced that Friday will be a workday for its sanitation personnel to collect garbage before the expected snowfall at night, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Relevant GAM departments reviewed their procedures to deal with the weather, which included introducing new vehicles to the municipality’s fleet such as salt spreaders, snow sweepers and suction pumps.

GAM urged the public to call its centres in case of an emergency on 5359970 and 5359971.

A polar front is expected to affect the Kingdom on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and snow and causing temperatures to dip well below their annual average, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said on Tuesday. 

On Wednesday, the JMD warned of low visibility due to fog, slippery roads, flood formation and gusty winds, with a speed expected to reach 50-60 kilometres per hour in hilly areas.