The stormy weather is expected to cause flooding, collapse of trees, traffic lights and retaining walls
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:17 am
The Haifa Municipality has raised the alert level for the stormy weather expected to hit the area in the next two days. The municipality's alert level was adjusted to the Meteorological Service's forecast, which states that heavy precipitation in short periods of time, reaching 60 mm of rain, will fall starting tomorrow [Monday] morning and continuing until Tuesday night, accompanied by strong wind gusts reaching up to 80 km/h, a stormy and rough sea, and temperatures ranging from 8 degrees at night to 11 degrees during the day.
The stormy weather is expected to cause flooding, collapse of trees, traffic lights and retaining walls, and damage to beaches. Municipal headquarters units will be reinforced starting in the early morning hours on standby to clear silt, deal with flooding and road blockages, and remove obstacles such as trees, light poles and traffic lights.
In addition, road department workers are preparing to remove background image immediately address potholes and other obstacles that may form on the roads and endanger the public. As part of this, pumping teams will also be placed on standby to drain water and in cases of sewer breaks. In addition, mechanical engineering tools have been placed on standby to clear silt and open traffic routes. Municipality inspectors will assist in blocking routes and evacuating residents if necessary.
Meanwhile, the new flood control system recently installed at the "Pioneers of Industry" crossing was tested. As part of the work, the pumps were upgraded and a state-of-the-art technological system was installed, including traffic lights, electronic signs, and barriers designed to prevent vehicles from entering the tunnel during flooding. At the same time, municipal workers will conduct regular patrols along all the underground passages to prevent vehicles and pedestrians from entering during flooding.
The Haifa Municipality's social services are preparing to provide assistance to populations with special needs, the elderly and people with disabilities, and to open shelter centers for residents in the event of an overflow of residential apartments. At the same time, department employees will conduct proactive patrols at all hours of the day and night in order to locate street dwellers and persuade them to evacuate to temporary shelter apartments.
The municipal hotline 106 will operate in an enhanced format to receive residents' inquiries and transfer them to the emergency teams.
Ohad Dorfman, Head of Operations at the Haifa Municipality: During the summer months, the municipality carried out a long series of preparations for winter, including cleaning thousands of drains and ditches and pruning dry and dangerous trees that could collapse. Despite all this, Dorfman said that Haifa's topographic structure could cause flooding when a large amount of precipitation falls in short periods of time, especially when it is the first rain accompanied by heavy erosion.
Meanwhile, the municipality is appealing to residents to strengthen and secure objects that may be blown away by strong winds, such as boilers, receivers, antennas, planters and flower pots, and to clean the gutters. The municipality is also appealing to drivers to drive carefully and report to the municipal hotline about homeless people or anyone else who may need assistance.
The stormy weather is expected to cause flooding, collapse of trees, traffic lights and retaining walls, and damage to beaches. Municipal headquarters units will be reinforced starting in the early morning hours on standby to clear silt, deal with flooding and road blockages, and remove obstacles such as trees, light poles and traffic lights.
In addition, road department workers are preparing to remove background image immediately address potholes and other obstacles that may form on the roads and endanger the public. As part of this, pumping teams will also be placed on standby to drain water and in cases of sewer breaks. In addition, mechanical engineering tools have been placed on standby to clear silt and open traffic routes. Municipality inspectors will assist in blocking routes and evacuating residents if necessary.
Meanwhile, the new flood control system recently installed at the "Pioneers of Industry" crossing was tested. As part of the work, the pumps were upgraded and a state-of-the-art technological system was installed, including traffic lights, electronic signs, and barriers designed to prevent vehicles from entering the tunnel during flooding. At the same time, municipal workers will conduct regular patrols along all the underground passages to prevent vehicles and pedestrians from entering during flooding.
The Haifa Municipality's social services are preparing to provide assistance to populations with special needs, the elderly and people with disabilities, and to open shelter centers for residents in the event of an overflow of residential apartments. At the same time, department employees will conduct proactive patrols at all hours of the day and night in order to locate street dwellers and persuade them to evacuate to temporary shelter apartments.
The municipal hotline 106 will operate in an enhanced format to receive residents' inquiries and transfer them to the emergency teams.
Ohad Dorfman, Head of Operations at the Haifa Municipality: During the summer months, the municipality carried out a long series of preparations for winter, including cleaning thousands of drains and ditches and pruning dry and dangerous trees that could collapse. Despite all this, Dorfman said that Haifa's topographic structure could cause flooding when a large amount of precipitation falls in short periods of time, especially when it is the first rain accompanied by heavy erosion.
Meanwhile, the municipality is appealing to residents to strengthen and secure objects that may be blown away by strong winds, such as boilers, receivers, antennas, planters and flower pots, and to clean the gutters. The municipality is also appealing to drivers to drive carefully and report to the municipal hotline about homeless people or anyone else who may need assistance.