search
rain
Lebanese soldiers walk on a snow-covered road as they return to their base camp in the village of Dahr el-Baydar, Mount Lebanon, on January 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
January 9, 2019, 9:13 pm
Syrian girl in Lebanon killed as winter storm batters Middle East
‘Norma’ causes major flooding in neighborhoods of Beirut, power cuts in electricity-starved Gaza, and heavy snow and rainfall in Israel
By AP and TOI staff
Boaz Nehemia of Yerushamayim, Jerusalem's local weather forecaster, who forecasts the weather with his home weather station on the roof of his building (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 9, 2019, 8:18 pm
In Jerusalem, a legendary weatherman brings a warm touch to frigid forecasts
Boaz Nehemia is hailed for his local weather website, ‘Yerushamayim,’ which offers his own passion for exacting predictions rain or shine
By Jessica Steinberg
Screen grab from Israel Meteorological Service's rain radar
December 23, 2018, 12:53 pm
With rain radar down, Israel’s forecasters use Saudi, Jordan weather maps
Israeli military still tracking systems moving across the country, but professionals and public are forced to use websites of other countries in the region
By TOI staff
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford attend a ceremony at the Aisne Marne American Cemetery near the Belleau Wood battleground, in Belleau, France, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP/Francois Mori)
November 11, 2018, 2:56 am
Trump lashed by critics after skipping military cemetery visit over rain
President sends chief of staff to lay wreath at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, an hour drive from Paris, after weather grounds helicopter
By AP and TOI staff
A man walks in the flooded St. Mark's Square during a high-water alert in Venice on October 29, 2018 (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)
October 31, 2018, 9:45 am
Venice underwater and at least 11 dead as violent storms slam into Italy
Many deaths due to trees crashing down on cars and pedestrians; weather creates exceptional tide in Venice, covering three-quarters of the city for first time in a decade
By Colleen Barry
Illustrative: Flooding in the Judean Desert due to heavy rain, which hit Israel over night, on January 19, 2018. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
October 25, 2018, 10:03 am
Thunderstorms, flooding, and strong winds set to batter Israel
Israelis brace for gusts of over 100 kilometers per hour and heavy rainfall across the country
By TOI staff
Waves are pictured at Costa da Caparica, near Lisbon, on October 13, 2018 (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)
October 14, 2018, 4:06 am
Leslie weakens from hurricane as it nears Portugal, Spain
Lisbon issues red warnings for high winds or dangerous coastal conditions for 13 of country’s 18 mainland districts
By AP
A car in the central city of Bnei Brak is seen after it fell into a road that collapsed due to heavy rains on September 8, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter)
September 8, 2018, 2:38 pm
Road in central Israeli city caves in due to heavy rains
Two cars fall into chasm caused by collapse of street in Bnei Brak; no reports of injuries
By TOI staff
Marcy Oster
June 15, 2018, 3:51 pm
Marcy Oster
It’s raining in Israel, but I’m not relieved
There are agricultural reasons why summer rain is bad here, but it’s the spiritual significance that has me losing sleep
Flooding in Sderot on June 13, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter/Hadashot/Robby Pereg)
June 13, 2018, 12:25 pm
Floods inundate southern Israel as freak rains batter country
Record-breaking precipitation recorded in western Negev, overwhelming storm drains in some towns
By TOI staff
A Palestinian man looks at a discovered tomb consisting of nine burial holes, which was found by Abdelkarim al-Kafarna, in his backyard in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza City, Friday, January 26, 2018. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
January 27, 2018, 8:00 am
Heavy rain unearths ancient graves in backyard in Gaza
Local archaeologists believe the site is about 2,000 years old, dating back to the Roman era
By AP
People enjoy the snow at Mount Hermon ski resort, in northern Israel, on December 25, 2017. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
January 6, 2018, 11:58 am
Hermon ski resort reopens as weekend storm calms
Route 90 running along Dead Sea and Route 234 near Tze’elim remain closed to traffic due to floodings
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Lightning is seen above the coastal city of Netanya on January 4, 2018, as the worst storm of the winter hits Israel. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
January 5, 2018, 10:31 pm
Israel pounded by heavy rain, lightning in worst storm of winter
Brunt of stormy weather believed to have passed, as over 100 inches of rain, snow seen in parts of northern Israel
By TOI staff
Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market in wind and rain on January 4, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 5, 2018, 10:27 am
Raining on everyone’s parade
There’s more thunderous hyperbole than real thunder surrounding an actual storm, as well as threats about war with Gaza and the Netanyahus’ ‘obsession’ with security
By Joshua Davidovich
Thousands people gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City to pray for rain, December 28, 2017. (FLASH90)
December 28, 2017, 6:08 pm
Thousands pray at Western Wall for rain to break drought
Mass supplications organized by agriculture minister and led by chief rabbis, other religious leaders
By TOI staff and Agencies
Load More