The winter system culminates • Tel Aviv Municipality's special preparations for heavy rains • Fear of flooding all over Gush Dan and in the north • Snow cover covers large parts of the Golan Heights • About 40,000 students in the north will not attend tomorrow • IDF on alert Civilians from the floods

• Tel Aviv is preparing for a storm // Photo: Gideon Markowitz

• Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

• Photo: Herzi Shapiro

From tonight: Prepare for next. During the night between Wednesday and Thursday, rainfall is expected in the north of the country and in its center accompanied by thunderstorms and hail and in the northern Golan Heights snowfall. The current attention is directed, in particular, to the heavy fear of flooding on the coastal plain and lowlands, fear that its results remain a question mark as of now.

Golan Heights today // Photo: Roni Oz Reisner

Golan Heights today // Photo: Roni Oz Reisner

Haim Rokach, Golan Regional Council head said: "In the northern Golan Heights, from the Ortal line, it is snowing. The roads are open but cautious travel is required due to the weather and road conditions. The Golan is open and waiting for you. Be careful. Do not cross fences and stay on the paths. , The reservoirs are filling up and it's just time to visit the Golan! "

Tomorrow it rained in the north and in the center, accompanied by thunderstorms and in the northern Negev local rain is expected. In the Jordan Valley, the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, there is fear of flooding. Winds will weaken and snow in the northern Golan Heights.

Preparing for the continued rain system in Tel Aviv // Photo: Guy Yechieli

As mentioned earlier, in the afternoon the precipitation reached the central area. Although in Tel Aviv they dropped by 8 pm, only 8 mm, but these will multiply until very late into the night and tomorrow. According to the meteorological service, in the near term from midnight to midnight Thursday, rainfall in Tel Aviv is expected to fall in the range of 60 to -100 mm. In addition, in light of the difficult tragedy last Saturday, during which a couple of friends Dean Shoshani and a mountainous 25-year-old died in their deaths, a special atmosphere of vigilance is felt in the city, along with a special preparations by the Tel Aviv municipality.

Today, the municipal police force opens at 6:00 am in full format and in the city, dozens of teams dealing with calls for flood and damage centers have been deployed. In addition, three community centers have been opened to serve as evacuation centers for residents when needed. In addition, the municipality will strengthen the personnel system and prepare to respond to Derry The street around town.

Rescue of stranded residents // Photo: IDF Spokesman

In a statement from the municipality, it was stated that among the assessments taken and taken in recent days, the municipality has cleaned and prepared the open receptacles and drainage channels in the city and the examination of underground drainage systems. At the same time, the municipality noted that "however, it is absolutely impossible to ensure that no flooding will occur, due to unprecedented amounts of rain that fall short and create an infrastructure load," the statement read.

Extreme weather has also brought with it changes in the education system. The authorities that will not be held tomorrow are: Nahariya, Mateh Asher, Maaleh Yosef, Ma'alot, Shlomi, Acre, Tamar Regional Council in the high school. About 40,000 students will not attend school tomorrow due to extreme weather. In addition, tomorrow the educational system was planned to take 161 trips, with 61 canceled at this moment and 100 trips, as there are no dangerous routes.

And what's next? Friday will be partly cloudy to cloudy and will be colder than usual. Local rainfall is expected in most areas of the country and there is slight concern about flooding in the southern and eastern rivers. On Saturday it will be partly cloudy to cloudy and the temperature will rise slightly, but will still be colder than usual. On Sunday it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with no change in temperatures.

The multiple flooding and flooding events have already shown the ability to damage a number of places. The rain fell to occasional thunderstorms, mainly in the north of the country and in its center - when the substantial amount arrived in the noon zone. On Wednesday, up to 17:00, 91 mm fell, over 80 mm in Haifa, causing heavy flooding. White snowflakes also appeared today in the northern Golan Heights.

Huge flooding in Nahariya // Photo: Nahariya Municipality, police spokeswoman

The heaviest price yesterday was paid by 38-year-old Moti Ben Shabbat, father of an 11-year-old girl. Shabbat was paid in his life after he drowned in flooding in Nahariya, where the Nahalat Nahon flooded. Shabbos helped civilians who got stuck with their vehicles in the flood in the northern city, but eventually drifted into the flood and found his death.

During the day, numerous efforts were made by a number of factors to deal with the natural events: the IDF-designed "Galilee" forces, commando fighters, armor, engineering, artillery, infantry and the sea arm, which were bounced to aid in the flooding events. In this way, unique military vehicles were assigned to the army and rescue and evacuation boats adapted to the conditions of the field. In addition, the Technology and Logistics Division was conducted through preventive infrastructure maintenance work in various camps and outposts, completing winter equipment for all regular units, with emphasis on harem and storm jackets and warehouses with logistics equipment in northern command areas for handling extreme events.

- IDF forces rescue civilians from flooding in Nahariya

In total, firefighting and rescue coastal spokesmen documented no fewer than 123 incidents - of which 87 were flooding. Among other things, no less than fifteen children and staff were rescued from a kindergarten in the area. In addition, three car seat occupants were found after multiple concerns were complete and healthy. In Ashdod no less than 60,000 homes were electrocuted and in her room a 14-year-old boy was lightly injured by an iron roof that was flying in the wind.

Nahariya school evacuation // Photo: Fire and Rescue Coastal district

Flooding in Haifa // Photo: Michelle Dot Com

In the streams of Beit Ha'emek, Fertilizer, Snail, Hexagon and Jordan sources, high flows are also measured. In general, medium to high intensity flows were recorded in streams from the north of the country to the northern Negev. In addition, in the light of the weather, their lower angle was closed, the eye sank to the hexagonal pool, a circular upper angle. The Dishon River Nature Reserve is closed due to strong flow and the Yarkon Sources National Park is closed to visitors because of strong winds.

Noam (Dabul) Dvir and Daniel Sirioti participated in the preparation