Before and after: See Dubai flooding from space [Photos] - Adomonline.com

The flooding that resulted from the UAE’s largest deluge on record was so intense that satellites were still able to see it from space days after the clouds cleared and the last drops of rain fell.

A firehose of heavy rain gushed over a large portion of the UAE from late Tuesday, April 16, through Wednesday, April 17.

Dubai – the country’s most populous city – recorded a year’s worth of rain in just 12 hours as areas farther east recorded nearly 2 years’ worth of rain in under 24 hours.

The heaviest rain targeted areas north and east of the country’s capital city of Abu Dhabi.

Less than two days after the rain relented, the Landsat 9 satellite passed over the UAE on Friday, April 19, and captured images of large, lingering pools of floodwater.

This likely shows that the ground in many areas retained a dampness from the rain, even if they did not fully flood.

Vehicles drive through floodwater caused by heavy rain in Dubai on Thursday. Christopher Pike/AP