In the video: Floods in the Arava. Documentation from Nahal Arugot, Nahal Lavan, and Nahal Zin. (Cinematography: Barak Bichler, Eran Doron, Tom Dotan, Haim Berger)
The weather today (Monday) will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping during the day, especially in the coastal plain, where temperatures will be average for the season. In the morning, localized rain is possible in the east of the country and there is even a slight risk of flooding in the Jordan Valley, the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea.
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on Tuesday, the weather will remain partly cloudy, with no real change in temperatures. On Wednesday there will be a slight increase in temperatures, and on Thursday, a significant increase in temperatures is expected to be higher than average for the season.
The expected temperatures for today and night: Jerusalem 24-18; Tel Aviv 25-21; Haifa 21-19; Kiryat Shmona 28-21; Katzrin 29-21; Safed 22-19; Tiberias 32-24; Nazareth 26-20; Ashkelon 24-21; Ein Gedi 32-30; Beersheba 28-22; Arad 26-21; Mitzpe Ramon 22-20; Eilat 30-26.
Flood damage, archive photo (Photo: Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Lior Schweimer)
Last night, the unusual weather in the south led to road closures and flooding. In the afternoon, Route 40 was closed to traffic in the area of Nahal Tarshim, between Mitzpe Ramon and Tzichhor. Later, Route 90 was also closed to traffic from the Ein Bokek area to Ein Gedi. In addition, the section from the cliffs of Dragot to the south was closed. The entrance and exit from Kibbutz Ein Gedi were also blocked to traffic due to flooding.
Already on Sunday, the police issued a warning of danger due to the rain, and urged the traveling public not to go to the areas of streams and unregulated water reservoirs. Police said it is forbidden to cross flowing streams and to exercise caution and obey officers at the obstruction posts.
The Israel Meteorological Service also published forecasts of floods of strong intensity in the Negev, the Arava, and the Judean Desert, and informed the public that it must immediately exit the riverbeds in the area.
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