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Strong winds blow away a tent at the Givati Infantry Brigade's training base in southern Israel, December 12, 2019. (Screen capture: Twitter)
December 12, 2019, 5:28 pm
Elderly man dies of hypothermia in Netanya as storm causes injuries, damage
80-year-old found in his apartment; Ben Gurion Airport briefly closed due to strong winds, rains
By TOI staff
Lightning striking the Ramon Airport in southern Israel on October 27, 2019. (screen capture: Twitter/Ofer Lefler)
October 26, 2019, 11:29 pm
Storms buffet region, bringing power cuts and flooded roads
Meteorological Service warns of further flooding overnight amid heavy rainfall, lightning and thunderstorms; Gaza teen dies after touching electric pole
By TOI staff
A springtime snowstorm at the entrance to the Mount Hermon site in northern Israel, April 21, 2019. (Mount Hermon ski resort)
April 21, 2019, 10:41 am
Mount Hermon gets Passover dusting for first time in 22 years
Ski resort closes to visitors as rare springtime storm hits northern and central Israel, foiling many vacationers’ plans for holiday trips
By TOI staff
A stream overflows with water after heavy rains on the Golan Heights, January 14, 2019. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
January 14, 2019, 9:54 pm
Towns flood in north as forecasts see cold snap, snow in Jerusalem
Unusually strong rains break five-year drought, force evacuations of hikers, stranded motorists, and schoolchildren in mountainous areas
By TOI staff
Rescuers retrieve Israelis from their flooded homes in Ahiezer, central Israel, after heavy rains lash the country on December 7, 2018 (Israel Police)
December 7, 2018, 1:56 pm
80 people evacuated as flooding sweeps central Israel town
25 families in Ahiezer, near Lod, pulled from homes by boat amid heavy rain; no reports of injuries
By TOI staff
People walk on rain-soaked Jaffa Road in Jerusalem on December 6, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 7, 2018, 10:08 am
Amid stormy weather, worker killed as wall collapses on him
Rescuers pull body from rubble near Jerusalem; Mt. Hermon blanketed by first snow of season as heavy rains persist nationwide
By TOI staff
The jar containing a 70-year-old copy of Israel's Declaration of Independence came to light when a storm uprooted a tree at Kibbutz Degania Alef in the Jordan valley, April 2018. (Jordan Valley Regional Council).
May 8, 2018, 10:26 am
Storm exposes 70-year-old copy of independence declaration
Scroll rolled into sealed taxidermist’s jar remained in pristine condition between tree roots at northern kibbutz; last month, winds knocked tree down
By Sue Surkes
Military helicopters search for missing teens swept away in the flooding of the Tzafit River, a riverbed near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
April 27, 2018, 7:57 am
Body found next to overturned truck near Dead Sea
Israelis told to avoid south as unseasonable rains continue
By TOI staff
Heavy waters stream in the Golan Heights on January 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
January 26, 2018, 8:52 pm
Emergency crews, helicopter rescue 8 from flooded river as Israel hit by storm
Heavy snow in Golan Heights, Safed, while Sea of Galilee rises over 5 centimeters; despite cold temperatures, no snowfall in Jerusalem
By TOI staff
Metal roofing sheets from a supermarket blocking a road in Menden, western Germany, as the region is hit by the storm named 'Friederike,' January 18, 2018. (AFP Photo/dpa/Markus Kluemper/Germany OUT)
January 19, 2018, 1:35 am
Nine dead as huge storms batter Europe
Rail services face heavy disruptions, flights scrapped due to hurricane-force winds across continent; Israel airline diverts air traffic amid heavy rains and wind lashing
By Hui Min NEO and JO BIDDLE
Illustrative: Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
January 18, 2018, 5:14 pm
Israeli airline diverts flights ahead of stormy weekend
Arkia says visibility at Sde Dov airport will preclude takeoffs and landings, as authorities warn of heavy rain and strong winds
By Michael Bachner
Stormy weather on the beaches of Tel Aviv on Friday, December 13, 2013, as the first storm of the year hits the city. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 28, 2017, 10:50 am
Storm washes explosive fuses up on Tel Aviv beaches
Police sappers working to locate dozens of devices; north blanketed in snow as Israel hunkers down in wintry weather
By TOI staff
Israelis walk in the rain on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv on December 2, 2016 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 2, 2016, 11:42 am
Flooding, road closures as heavy rain pounds Israel
Some 100 mm of rainfall registered in locations across north, while in central cities 18 people are rescued from rising water levels
By TOI staff
The flooded Weizman Street, in the central Israeli city of Raanana, due to heavy rain, October 28, 2015. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
November 30, 2016, 7:56 pm
Israel prepares for first storms of winter
Haifa residents try to seal burned homes as country readies for coastal floods, southern sandstorms, Golan snow
By Sue Surkes
A Israeli man tries to open a sewer drain as water floods a street during a storm in Netanya, north of Tel Aviv on October 25, 2015. (AFP/JACK GUEZ)
October 28, 2015, 10:38 pm
WATCH: Flash floods wreak havoc in central Israel
Heavy rains down power lines, leave hundreds stranded in major cities in Sharon region
By Raoul Wootliff
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