"I like to be at home":
the winter storm that is supposed to hit Israel in the coming days, causes extensive preparation of all the relevant parties, this is to prevent damage to life or property during the storm.
The Hermon site was closed today (Monday) due to snow that began to fall on the upper level, and it is expected to remain closed on Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
The Hermon site is closed due to a storm (archive), photo: Eyal Margolin/Gini
MDA also published their preparation for the storm and said that "MDA's increased teams are prepared with dual-wheel drive ambulances (4x4) and special jeep ambulances, in order to provide a quick and efficient medical response in places where it is expected to be difficult to get around due to the weather. In addition, the shifts of paramedics and paramedics will be increased to provide a medical response if the demand for this increases. All this alongside instructions for safe driving in the rain distributed to Magen David Adom teams in all parts of the country."
The one who is still preparing for the coming storm is the Home Front Command, which published instructions to the public on its website in preparation for the storm.
Either way, according to the forecast, the main part of the winter system, which will include heavy snow in Hermon, flooding in the coastal cities as well as the possibility of flooding in the streams, will begin today late at night and continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, while on Thursday the rains and winds are expected to weaken considerably.
Soldiers of the Home Front Command deliver food packages in Safed during the storm in 2013, photo: Ancho Gush/Gini
The forecast in detail
Today (Monday) evening there may be local rain.
Early in the morning the rains will intensify and strong winds will blow.
The rain fell mainly in the north and center of the country and it will be accompanied by thunderstorms.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) it will continue to be rainy in the north of the country and in its center and thunderstorms will continue to hit the rainy areas - possibly hail.
Also, there is a serious fear of flooding in the coastal and lowland cities.
A considerable cooling will be felt and heavy snow will fall in Hermon.
There is a fear of floods in the eastern streams.
There will be sandstorms in the south of the country.
From the afternoon hours, the rain will also spread to the north of the Negev and the north of the Arava, with a fear of floods.
On Wednesday, the rain will continue to fall from the north of the country to the Negev.
There is a fear of flooding in the cities and floods in the East and Negev rivers.
Temperatures will continue to be lower than normal and strong winds will blow.
In the south of the country there will be sandstorms and in Hermon it will continue to snow.
At night the rain will gradually weaken.
On Thursday it will continue to be cool, but the winds will weaken significantly and it will be partly cloudy.
The rain will stop during the morning, but there is still a slight fear of floods in the Judean desert and the Dead Sea.
On Friday, there will be a slight increase in temperatures that will be close to the seasonal average, and it will be partly cloudy to clear.
On Saturday the temperatures will continue to rise and it will be partly cloudy, but in the afternoon there may be local rains in the north of the country.
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