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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
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
Severe traffic on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2015. (Simcha Simon, courtesy)
October 28, 2015, 4:27 pm
Storm leaves 15,000 households without power, again
New outages come hours after power company fixes electrical grids damaged in previous storm
By TOI staff
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Beheira, 180 kilometers (112 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Mahmood Shahiin)
October 26, 2015, 3:21 pm
Air Canada plane struck by lightning en route to Tel Aviv
Flight from Toronto to Ben-Gurion diverted to Cyprus after being caught in Sunday's storm
By Raoul Wootliff
Cars drive through the haze in the Israeli Mediterranean town of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv on October 25, 2015 as a storm hits the area.(AFP/ JACK GUEZ)
October 26, 2015, 11:33 am
Thousands still in dark amid electric corporation, union power struggle
As outages persist in wake of storm, power company goes to court to force linemen to work faster and ignore ongoing labor dispute
By TOI staff
File: A man jumps over a rain puddle as a thunderstorm hits Tel Aviv, October 25, 2015. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
October 25, 2015, 10:37 pm
Storm kills man, leaves hundreds of thousands of Israelis in the dark
Construction worker killed as winds, rains lash Mediterranean coast; power in many areas will only be restored Monday morning
By TOI staff
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Beheira, 180 kilometers (112 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Mahmood Shahiin)
October 25, 2015, 5:28 pm
6 dead in Egypt as severe weather sweeps Mideast
Storm dumps baseball-sized hailstones in Israel; flooding damages West Bank roads; Lebanese activists clean up garbage-flooded streets
By AP and TOI staff
File: A man jumps over a rain puddle as a thunderstorm hits Tel Aviv, October 25, 2015. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
October 25, 2015, 11:57 am
Storm buffets Israeli coast, killing one and downing trees
Power knocked out as heavy winds, rains lash city centers; laborer killed by falling wall; rain expected to persist throughout week
By TOI staff
People walking by Jaffa Gate near the Tower of David in Jerusalem's Old City during the first rain of the season, October 7, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 7, 2015, 6:10 pm
Outages and flash flood warnings as first rains soak Israel
Thousands without power as downpour soaks central region; showers expected to continue throughout the week
By Raoul Wootliff
A tractor removes snow from the road in the Golan Heights on January 8, 2015. Photo by Basal Awidat/FLASH90.
January 12, 2015, 12:47 pm
Golan sees record low temperatures during storm
Icy roads, traffic jams impede thousands heading to Hermon ski resort
By Judah Ari Gross
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