The "Carmel" storm is at its peak: the rains will continue, fear of flooding and the collapse of trees

The stormy weather is expected to continue to hit mainly in the north and center of the country.

Drivers were rescued from vehicles stuck in puddles, and dozens of reports were received by police of road accidents that occurred due to traffic light malfunctions.

As a result of the winds, trees collapsed in cities across the country.

The system is expected to gradually weaken by Saturday

Yoav Itiel, Shlomi Heller, Eli Ashkenazi, Shani Frumkin and Liran Levy

21/12/2021

Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 17:30 Updated: 17:47

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In the video: rains and snow on Mount Hermon on the second day of the "Carmel" storm (Nature and Parks Authority, Mount Hermon site)

The weather today (Tuesday) continues to be stormy across the country, and the storm "Carmel" is at its peak.

After a slight respite from the rains, they are expected to resume in the north and center of the country, and there is a risk of flooding, especially in the coastal plain cities and in the lowlands.

In the northern Negev, light local rain is possible.

In recent hours, storm damage has been felt, especially in the northern region.

On Road 864, between Kfar Rama and the Beit Jen junction, stones slipped into the road following a landslide of rocks and soil from Mount Ari.

As a result, the road was blocked for traffic.

In the castle, a vehicle sank in a puddle, and the captured driver took a shirt off.

In Carmiel, a tree collapsed in an incident that led to the blockade of Arbel Street in the city.

There were no casualties and no damage was done.

Hundreds of police calls have been received in Jerusalem in the past day, as a result of trees collapsing, flooding and traffic light malfunctions.

For example, a tree collapsed on a vehicle near an educational institution, and a fence at a construction site detached from the wind and landed in the heart of the construction site.

Drivers were also rescued from a flooded tunnel in the direction of Ma'ale Adumim, and dozens of reports of road accidents were received as a result of traffic light accidents.

In Holon, too, roads and streets in the industrial area were blocked due to flooding.

Several people were rescued after getting stuck with their vehicle in puddles at the scene.

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Floods, rains and snow on Mount Hermon: the forecast for the second day of "Carmel"

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A man rescued from a vehicle stuck in a puddle in Holon

In the video: Streets in Holon were blocked due to flooding (Photo: Spokeswoman for the Dan District)

Jaffa, today (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Rain in Bnei Brak, today (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Rescue of a driver from the floods in Holon, today (Photo: Official website, spokeswoman for the Dan District, Holon Station)

Overall, the last day stacked on the lower level of Hermon about 25 inches of snow following a storm. At the same time, water level rose two inches, and is measured in the morning on 210.755-.

Temperatures are expected tonight and night: Jerusalem from 11 degrees West to 7 degrees at night; in Tel Aviv from 15 degrees in the evening until 12 at night; in Haifa 15 in the evening until 12; Safed 9-6; Katzrin 10-9; Tiberias 16-11; Nazareth 11-9; Afula 14-11; Beit She'an 14- 12; Lod 15-11; Ashdod 16-12; Ein Gedi 21-14; Beer Sheva 16-8; Mitzpe Ramon 13-5; Eilat 21-12.

Flooding in South Tel Aviv, today (Photo: Yotam Ronen)

Weather damage at the Corona testing complex in the exhibition grounds, today (Photo: Reuven Castro)

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Tomorrow the weather is expected to be similar, with rains continuing to fall occasionally mainly in the north of the country and on the coastal plain, accompanied by occasional thunderstorms mainly on the coast. It will still snow on Mount Hermon and temperatures will continue to be below normal for the season.

On Thursday it will be partly cloudy to cloudy and local rains are expected mainly in the north of the country and on the coastal plain. Will continue to be colder than usual for the season. The Hermon site is expected to open to visitors on Thursday. On Friday there will still be light local rains and temperatures will remain below normal. The rains are expected to stop on Saturday, so there will also be an increase in temperatures, which will be closer to the seasonal average.

At Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, doctors continue to fight for the life of the 49-year-old man who was injured yesterday in a tree collapse in Netanya.

His condition is defined as severe and unstable.

Yesterday, a 58-year-old woman was also found unconscious with signs of hypothermia in the village of Sulam in the Jezreel Valley.

MDA staff evacuated her to Haemek Hospital in Afula in fair condition. On Hebron Road in Jerusalem, two men in their 30s were slightly injured after a light pole fell on a truck. MDA staff who arrived at the scene evacuated them to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in the city.

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