section_path: January/January 6 (Saudi Arabia)
section_name: January 6 (Saudi Arabia)
paragraph_text: January 6 (Saudi Arabia)
  
  As a red alert for severe weather was issued by the National Centre of Meteorology over the region around Mecca on January 6, a tornado was reported to have struck Rabigh, which was reported by Gulf News to be the strongest ever recorded in the coastal region of Saudi Arabia. The National Centre of Meteorology also discussed plans to further research the tornado.