Israel was bracing on Tuesday for a new bout of wintry weather after lighting and thunderstorms reigned across Israel a day earlier, spreading from north to south.
Flash flood warnings were issued for coastal and low-lying areas.
Israel weather
(Arava Regional Council)
On Monday, heavy rainfall caused road closures in the south, including in the Arava region after the Faran River flooded.
Flooding was also reported in the coastal areas in the center of the country and the Sharon plain - the central section of the Coastal Plain of Israel.
The storm system also reached the southernmost city of Eilat that has not seen much rain this season. A wind surfer was rescued in the Gulf of Eilat after high winds pushed him out to sea.
Israel Meteorological Service said that after a few hours of a lull in the rain in the first half of the day, with easterly winds bringing desert dust, rainfall is expected to resume in the evening hours followed by a temperature drop and heavy winds.
Flood warning have been issued for coastal cities as the winter storm that will impact the south and east, as well as the coastal plains, is expected to last at least two days.
Snow fall is also expected on the upper levels of Mount Hermon as of Tuesday evening.