After a weekend of storms which contained precipitation relatively light winter wreaking havoc, weather pattern which descends on acquired Israel strength Sunday and large amounts of precipitation fell in northern regions and the Israel plants.
Difficult weather conditions caused disturbances in flight schedules at the Ben Gurion International affecting the arrival airport and departure flights. Because of the poor visibility on the runway, British Airways and Lufthansa flights had landed at Ben Gurion were redirected to Cyprus. Haifa Port have been closed to all traffic.
Infrastructure in Tel-Aviv damage caused by the winter storm 12 December 2010.
The Department of environmental protection has issued a warning of sand storms originating Egypt heavy winds had whipped air pollution. The Ministry has recommended that people with heart problems, pregnant women and young children to refrain from being outside for long periods of time.
According to estimates of the Department, the proportion of particles of sand in the air is between three and four times the normal speed in the area of Tel-Aviv and normal levels about eight times in Jerusalem.
Snow began to fall on Saturday left the Hermon covered in white powder, after twenty centimetres piled half below the mountain. Snow also fell in other parts of the Golan Heights and the villages of Upper Galilee on the Lebanese border. Students in a kibbutz Sasa were sent to the reception of weather conditions.
Many property damage was reported along the promenade of Tel Aviv, where all demolished large waves lies in their path. "I lived on the ocean for 27 years and what is happening today is a bit crazy, said Kinneret Avivi-Bloch, a resident of the Tel Aviv marina.
"This is a pile extended far a disaster", said her husband Amos Bloch. "We are fortunate that the marina is a new". Before the renovation work, marina would not have stood on this. »
Tel Aviv City Hall has issued a public warning residents to avoid the coastal areas and the cliffs line the duration thereof. "The city is unable to provide rescue [at the moment], therefore stations… rescuers will be closed until further notice."
At the moment are efforts to save the piers are at risk of collapse due to weather conditions. Many companies on the Beach had their Windows crashed and suffered financial losses. The beaches of Tel Aviv in Jaffa are completely flooded.
Of 100 kilometres per hour wind, traffic stopped working and fallen trees roads blocked in many places across the country. In Tel-Aviv, to Dizengoff Center Mall a woman was injured in strong winds he lifted the sidewalk and the street, where it was struck by a passing taxi.
In the North of the country, strong winds blew a wall three cars stationed next to it. Nobody was injured in the collapse.
Company Electric reported failures of power across the country, due to weather conditions. Thousands of people in Hadera, Samaria, Petah Tikva zones and other cities have been cut electrical services. Power outages also known Saturday throughout the country.
In acre, a House and a synagogue were flooded, with water, reaching levels of up to half a metre. Humanitarian workers evacuate residents and attempt to pump the water flooded buildings.
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