Snow in Israel is uncommon, but it occurs in higher elevations, including the northern part of the country and in Jerusalem District. In January and February 1950, Jerusalem experienced the largest snowfall registered since the beginning of meteorological measurements in 1870. No accumulation of snow has occurred in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal plain and the Dead Sea area since the 1950 snowfalls. Snow is unknown in the vicinity of Eilat, in the southernmost Negev.
The snow event began in early January 1950 with a hailstorm in Tel Aviv and light snow in the mountains of the Upper Galilee and Jerusalem. [1] 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 Samaria and the west. On 28 January it snowed in Haifa and accumulated to 15 cm. Even in Tel Aviv snow fell for several minutes. [2] On 29 January, it snowed again in Haifa, blanketing most of the city in white. [3]
A week later, on 6–7 February, heavy snow began to fall across the country. The depth reached 60 cm in Safed, 100 cm in Jerusalem, 17 cm in Haifa, and 12–19 cm in Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Lod; it also snowed in Petah Tikva, Netanya and Samaria, in Rishon Lezion's streets, on the mountains surrounding the Sea of Galilee, and in the Negev. [4] On 8 February, the snow fell around the Dead Sea, with 8 cm of accumulation reported. [5]
On 13 December 2013, 40–70 cm (16–28 in) of snow fell in Jerusalem and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in the Kefar Etzion area. Warmer parts of Israel received heavy rains, causing floods. Even though it was the Sabbath, the railway into Jerusalem ran for people stranded by blocked roads.[ citation needed ]
Roads were closed in Israel by deep snow and flooding. Storm clouds prompted Ben Gurion Airport to shut down, forcing US Secretary of State John Kerry to cut short his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah to return to Israel before roads and airports were out of service. [6] Jerusalem was cut off for 48 hours by deep snow and flooding, and cars were abandoned after they got stuck in snow.[ citation needed ]
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Events in the year 1948 in Israel.
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The 1954–55 Hapoel Haifa season was the club's 32nd season since its establishment in 1924, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
