The Israel Weather Service template for naming storms this winter. The arrow points to Carmel.
The Carmel storm which struck this past Monday and continued through Thursday, was accompanied with high winds and torrential rains in the North and central parts of the country, as well as hail, lightning and heavy snows which fell on Mt. Hermon. The stormy weather caused much damage during the day. A man was injured severely in Netanya by a tree which fell on him. Many trees were uprooted throughout the country, in Acco at least 15. A street lamp fell upon a truck, both of which were damaged.
The storm was named "Carmel" as part of the project of using names that are mutual to Europe, Israeli, Greece and Cypress, which for the first time accords each storm with significance: Atina and Balus were ones that preceded Carmel, while the next ones will include Diomedes, Joel and Lavi.
Hatzoloh volunteers check out a fallen tree in Netanya.
