وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ
...
And as for `Ad, they were destroyed by a wind Sarsar.
meaning, a cold wind.
Qatadah, As-Suddi, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and Ath-Thawri all said about,
...
عَاتِيَةٍ
`Atiyah.
"This means severe blowing of the wind."
Qatadah said,
"It blew fiercely upon them until it pierced their hearts."
Ad-Dahhak said,
صَرْصَرٍ
(Sarsar),
"This means cold,
and
عَاتِيَةٍ
`Atiyah means,
"it blew fiercely upon them without any mercy or blessing."
Ali and others said,
"It blew fiercely upon their stored harvest until it was brought out worthless."