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Winter has come in full force: First flood in the Arava, rain is expected to intensify this weekend | Israel today

2021-11-19T14:09:52.545Z


After several dry days, heavy rain fell in all parts of the country • A flood in Nahal Shachak that flowed on Road 90 • The flow also reached Nahal Tzin • Fear of flooding in the coastal and lowland cities


Late, but strong - winter here: Heavy rain fell today (Friday) in most parts of the country and is expected to intensify over the weekend.

Also, a number of streams overflowed and created floods that disrupted vehicle traffic.

The floods first reached the Arava region when Nahal Shachak overflowed and began to flow on Road 90. In addition, the water flow reached Nahal Tzin, which also passes near Road 90.

A flood on Road 90 near Nahal Shachak,

Nahal Tzin,

As mentioned, tomorrow the winter trend is expected to intensify and rains have fallen intermittently from the north to the Negev, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms.

There is a fear of flooding in the coastal and lowland cities, fear of floods in the eastern and southern streams, a drop in temperatures will be felt and it will be relatively cold.

Winds in the Mediterranean will be south to southwest 20-40 km / h and there may be isolated gusts up to 60 km / h.

Rain in Jerusalem, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Lior Sudri, a Meteo Tech forecaster, said that on Sunday it will be partly cloudy to cloudy and local rains fell in most parts of the country, accompanied by thunderstorms, but with pauses.

There are still fears of local flooding in coastal and lowland cities and floods in eastern and southern streams.

Wind in the Mediterranean: South to southwest 20-35 km / h, there may be isolated gusts up to 55 km / h.

The Mediterranean Sea will be wavy to wave-high, with waves between 100-200 cm. On Monday it will be partly cloudy and there may be light local rain, especially until the afternoon. , With a slight rise in temperatures.

Source: israelhayom

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