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Snow in Israel

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On 27 January, it began to snow in the northern mountains and Jerusalem. It piled up but quickly melted. A cold front spread throughout the country and snow began falling in the mountains of
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to return to Israel before roads and airports were out of service. Jerusalem was cut off for 48 hours by deep snow and flooding, and cars were abandoned after they got stuck in snow.
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and piled up to a height of 15 cm. Even in Tel Aviv. snow fell for several minutes. On 29 January, it snowed again in Haifa, blanketing most of the city in white.
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registered since the beginning of meteorological measurements in 1870. No accumulation of snow has occurred in the
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A week later, on 6–7 February, heavy snow began to fall across the country. The depth reached 60 cm in
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is uncommon, but it occurs in higher elevations, including the northern part of the country and in
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area. Warmer parts of Israel received heavy rains, causing floods. Even though it was the
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Roads were closed in Israel by deep snow and flooding. Storm clouds prompted
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On 13 December 2013, 40–70 cm (16–28 in) of snow fell in
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area since the 1950 snowfalls. Snow is unknown in the vicinity of
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The snow event began in early January 1950 with a hailstorm in
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Two people pulling a cart of bread on Jaffa Street in
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to cut short his meeting with Palestinian President
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2013 Middle East cold snap
Jerusalem District
snowfall
Israeli Mediterranean coastal plain
Dead Sea
Eilat
Negev

Kibbutz
Gan Shmuel

Haifa
Tel Aviv
Upper Galilee
Jerusalem
Samaria
Haifa
Safed
Petah Tikva
Netanya
Samaria
Rishon Lezion
Sea of Galilee
Negev
Dead Sea
2013 Middle East cold snap

Jerusalem
Jerusalem

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