UAE snowman goes viral as hail blankets emirate

Umm Al Quwain - Sheets of hail covered Umm Al Quwain while roads were flooded in some areas.

Making the most of Sunday's hailstorm in parts of the UAE, residents in Umm Al Quwain decided to build a 'snowman' from the melting hail.

Images of the snowman - adorned with a red-chequered shemagh - flooded social media with Umm Al Quwain starting to trend on Twitter. Some netizens also posted handfuls of hail they gathered from the streets as the city turned into a winter wonderland.

Umm Al Quwain gave the impression of an emirate that witnessed 'snowfall' early on Sunday morning after hailstorms lashed parts of the UAE.