Behadrei HaredimWeather20:37

Severe Flooding Expected in Southern and Eastern Israel During Elections

By אלי קליין

Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba

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Israel's Meteorological Service has warned of severe flooding expected in southern and eastern Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday, coinciding with Election Day. The storm system will bring heavy rains, thunderstorms, and strong winds, potentially causing road closures in the Negev and Arava regions. Temperatures will fluctuate before the storm, with a rise on Monday followed by a significant drop.

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Severe flooding is forecast for southern and eastern Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The storm system will include heavy rains, thunderstorms, lightning, and hail.
Major traffic routes in the Negev, Arava, and Dead Sea areas may be blocked.
Heavy rains are expected to begin on Election Day, Tuesday afternoon.
Temperatures will rise on Monday before the winter storm arrives.

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The Israel Meteorological Service has issued a warning for significant, prolonged, and potentially severe flooding expected in southern and eastern Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday. The winter storm system is forecast to bring strong winds, thunderstorms, lightning, and hail. Heavy rainfall raises concerns about disruptions to major traffic routes in the Negev, Arava, and along the Dead Sea.

Heavy rains are predicted to begin on Tuesday, Election Day, in the afternoon hours in the Eilat region, southern Negev, and Arava. By evening, the system is expected to move north, affecting more areas of the Negev, the Dead Sea, the Judean Hills, and central Israel. After a temporary lull overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, rains and flooding are expected to resume in the south on Wednesday afternoon and spread north to the central region throughout the day.

Leading up to the storm, the weather tonight will be partly cloudy to cloudy, with possible visibility restrictions in the Negev. Sunday will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to seasonal averages in most areas. Monday will see a reversal, with temperatures rising above average, especially in the mountains and inland, and skies becoming increasingly cloudy.

Local rains are expected to begin Monday night, signaling the onset of the storm system. Forecasted temperatures for tonight and tomorrow include Jerusalem 19-25, Haifa 22-27, Safed 20-27, Katzrin 23-30, Tiberias 24-32, Nazareth 22-29, Afula 20-30, Beit She'an 24-33, Lod 22-28, Ashdod 22-27, Ein Gedi 27-31, Beersheba 21-29, Mitzpe Ramon 19-26, and Eilat 24-33.