Weather: The Meteorological Service warns: Starting tomorrow, fear of flooding

After more than three weeks dry, the rains returned this morning (Thursday), and intensely. In the north and center of the country, the rain is expected to continue to fall intermittently, accompanied by thunderstorms, and snow fell on Mount Hermon. Local showers are possible in the Negev and the Arava. Strong winds will blow and there is a fear of flooding, especially in the north. The expected amount of rain will range from 50 to 75 mm.

Rain in Ramon Crater

The rains will be accompanied by showers and thunderstorms, with fears of flooding in eastern streams. From the afternoon, local rain is also possible in the northern Negev and there will be a significant drop in temperatures, at a rate of 8-10 degrees, and they will be close to average. On Mount Hermon it snowed. At night the rains will decrease and weaken.

The predicted temperatures for today: in Kiryat Shmona 15-10, Katzrin 13-9, Safed 11-7, Tiberias 17-12, Nazareth 14-10, Haifa 17-13, Tel Aviv 18-14, Jerusalem 12-8, Ashkelon 18 -14 Ein Gedi 24-15, Beer Sheva 18-10, Arad 16-11 Mitzpe Ramon 14-9, and in Eilat 24-13.

Rain in Tel Aviv (Photo: Avshalom Shashoni)Rain in Tel Aviv (Photo: Avshalom Shashoni)

Friday and Saturday is expected to be partly cloudy to partly cloudy with a slight rise in temperatures, and in the north of the country local rain has fallen from time to time. From the afternoon on Saturday, the rain will intensify and spread to the central coast. There are fears of floods in the streams of the Jordan Valley.

In the first and second it will be colder than usual, there is a fear of flooding in the northern coastal plain. From the afternoon the rain will intensify and spread to the center. There is a fear of floods in the eastern streams and flooding in the coastal cities.

As mentioned, in preparation for the current winter system in the ministry’s emergency department, earlier this week they distributed a memorandum to all the directors and emergency managers in the local authorities to refresh procedures and “act in accordance with the preparations for an extreme event.”

The document warned local authorities that after a lull in local rains on Friday, there is a chance that during Saturday night and Saturday the rains will intensify again and that the next wave of rain, which will continue into early next week, will also affect coastal plain cities particularly vulnerable to flooding. Ongoing drainage and seepage infrastructure in densely populated areas.

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