Fünf Verletzte durch umgestürzte Bäume. Die Hagel- und Regenfälle sind so intensiv, dass der Öffentliche Verkehr Verspätungen und Staus im ganzen Land gemeldet hat. Der Bahnhof von Herzliya ist geschlossen, dieser wurde durch das zusammengebrochene Kanalisationssystem in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. In Tel Aviv führt der Fluss Ayalon Hochwasser – in ganz Israel sprechen die Medien schon von Chaos.
Ein heftiger Wintersturm tobt seit Freitag weiterhin über das Land. Der Israel Wetterdienst prognostiziert, dass in dieser Woche die Niederschläge gleich der durchschnittlichen Niederschlagsmenge für den gesamten Monat Januar bringen wird. Starke Winde und schwere Regenfälle werden aus dem ganzen Land gemeldet. Der obere Bereich des Berges Hermon wurde mit einem schweren 40-Zentimeter dicken Schneeschicht bedeckt, 20 Zentimetern fielen in der Nacht von Sonntag auf Montagmorgen, der See Genezareth stieg 10 Zentimetern und es wurden Windgeschwindigkeiten von 60-80 km / h (37-50 mph) gemeldet, örtlich mit Böen von bis zu 120 km / h (75 mph).
Der Sturm wird sich voraussichtlich bis Dienstag fortsetzen, es bestehen wietere Hochwasserwarnungen und Warnungen von starken Sandstürme im Süden. Schneefall ist für höhere Lagen, darunter möglicherweise in Jerusalem, vorausgesagt. Ein starker Rückgang der Temperaturen mit anhaltendem Regen, Hagel und Schnee ist für Mittwoch vorhergesagt. Der Sturm wird voraussichtlich am Donnerstag abschwächen. Nach den jetzigen Vorhersagen wird es bei weiterem Schneefall in Berggebieten sehr kalt sein und zu weiteren Überschwemmungen in den tieferen Lagen kommen.
Viele Israels versuchen trotz allem, das Positive an der Wettersituation zu sehen: Dank des heftigen Regenfalls stieg der Wasserspiegel des See Genezareth auf -211,82 u.M. (Stand: 6.1.13) Nur noch drei Meter und der See wäre nach Angaben der israelischen Wasserbehörde voll.
Der Stand:
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Times of Israel Jewish World editor Amanda Borschel-Dan sent this picture of a street in Kfar Adumim, a nominally desert community near Ma’aleh Adumim, outside of Jerusalem.
Traffic on Ben-Zvi Road in Tel Aviv is blocked in both direction due to a fallen tree. Police are redirecting drivers.
The Sea of Galilee has now risen some 17 centimeters since Friday, Israel Radio reports. The Israel Weather Authority expects the level to rise another 30 cm. before the storm lets up.
Times of Israel editor Ilan Ben Zion took these pictures of a car crushed by a tree in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot.
Israel Radio reports that train traffic throughout the country has resumed.
A man is slightly injured when a tree falls on his car on Moshe Dayan Street in the coastal city of Ashdod, south of Tel Aviv. An MDA team evacuates him to Kaplan Hospital in nearby Rehovot.
The storm is raging in the West Bank too: Twenty homes have been flooded in Nablus, strong winds in Ramallah have knocked out communications antennas, and several Tulkarm streets are closed due to floods, Ynet News reports.
Times of Israel blogger Benji Lovitt reports that Jaffa Road, usually one of the most bustling streets in Jerusalem, is almost entirely empty of pedestrians.
A driver is rescued by emergency services after his car was swept away by waters from the Hilazon stream, near Carmiel, where roads were closed due to flooding. Yesterday, a jeep was swept away nearby.
A man, 25, was lightly injured in the head when a tree branch fell on him, near the train station in Pardes Hannah. After being treated by paramedics at the scene, he was hospitalized for further examination. Heads up out there!
Readers and Times of Israel staff sent in pictures of the weather in Jerusalem.
The heavy rainfall has flooded 20,000 dunams (4,942 acres) of farmland in the Hula Valley, affecting wheat, carrot, onion and lentil crops, Walla news reports. The Galilee Development Company, collectively owned by 33 kibbutzim in the Upper Galilee, estimates that the damage will run into millions of shekels.
Israel Radio reports that Israel Electric Company technicians are working on fixing tens of downed power lines throughout the country, most caused by falling trees. Communities affected include Ra’anana, Holon, Herzliya, Haifa, Bat Yam, Netanya, Rishon Lezion, Dimona, and Beersheba. Mevaseret Zion schools are closed due to a power outage.
The Temple Mount is closed to non-Muslim visitors due to wind hazards and fallen trees, Israel National News reports.
Firefighters evacuate a woman from her house in the northern town of Kiryat Shmona after she is trapped by flooding.
The Azrieli Mall in Modi’in is evacuated due to flooding in the lower floor and parking garage that caused heavy damage. Mall workers are attempting to clear out the water.The same mall flooded earlier this winter during heavy rains.
In Netanya, a falling tree severs several power cables and falls on a house, leading to a power outage in the Neve Itamar neighborhood. Fire crews and electric company workers are on the scene.
Fallen trees block traffic on Ben Gurion Street in Ramat Gan and on Highway 652, between Pardes Hannah and Binyamina. Route 889 near Hurfish Junction closed due to flooding.
A downed power cable in Holon at the corner of Histadrut and Shenker streets is being repaired by Israel Electric Company workers while police officers redirect the backed up traffic.
50 cm of snow is reported on the higher reaches of Mt. Hermon, which authorities say will remain closed until at least Thursday.
A plastic roof blows off a middle-school in Haifa, falling to the school courtyard. The school is closed for repairs.
Traffic lights out along Route 40 at Elad Junction, Route 4 at Sharon Junction and along routes 412 and 461.
Route 804 closed to traffic due to flooding. Route 211 between Kibbutz Tzelem and Kibbutz Revivim closed due to sand.
Two people are moderately injured when a tree falls on their car at the Magen Junction on Route 232 in the Western Negev. The two are evacuated by a Magen David Adom team to the Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
In Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, a man is hit in the back by a falling tree. He is treated by MDA personnel on the scene.
The Ayalon River, which runs through Tel Aviv, is flooded, and the Herzliya train station, which was flooded on Monday, remains closed.
Heavy winds felled many trees in Jerusalem overnight, including this pine, which blocked the passage from Emek Refaim Street to Masaryk Street in Jerusalem’s German Colony neighborhood.
The Israel Train Service instructs its conductors to use slower-than-normal speeds due to danger from fallen branches and power lines on the tracks. On Sunday, train service was temporarily halted in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Netanya due to flooding.
In Haifa, a power failure causes traffic lights to fail at the heavily trafficked Danya intersection, leading to congestion throughout the city
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