Kenyans on sometime ago took to social media to celebrate a rare case of snow falling in the East African country.
Photos and videos shared on social media by Kenyans to show whitish substance on the streets of the town of Nyahururu located in the country’s Laikipia County.
The Kenyan Meteorological Agency, however, clarified and explained that the incident was a case of rare hail storm and not snow. ‘‘For it to snow temperatures are usually below 0°C,” they explained.
The event in Nyahururu is a hail storm. Such storms occurs when there is abrupt convection and rain clouds form too fast.
— Kenya Met Department 🇰🇪 (@MeteoKenya) July 4, 2017
Never in My life have i ever witnessed snow in Kenya!!Today be hold @Disembe @CNN In Nyahururu #RailaInKiambu #RealityofClimatechangeinKenya pic.twitter.com/sr6E68fi86
— BRAVIN (@ItsBravin) July 4, 2017
FRIGHTENING: Heavy snow in Central Kenya today- first ever! Wonder whether it’s just climate change! @UNEP @EnvAgency @dailynation @nbstv pic.twitter.com/LcrQQX8MFy
— Kifefe Kizza-Besigye (@kizzabesigye1) July 4, 2017
