Unfortunately, the 60 degree sunny weather that we had for our first few weeks in Israel is gone. Last week we had crazy sand and dust storms with very strong winds. This week was a bit calmer, but it rained on and off all week. The weather forecasters were initially calling for 1-2 inches of snow over the next two days. This city is not made to withstand snow, so they activated the "Everyone panic and act without thinking" protocol. Schools in Jerusalem closed today at 12PM and roads into the city started closing, even though the earliest forecast didn't expect snow until 5PM.
Now some forecasts are saying that in areas of Jerusalem with elevations over 700M (read: where I am) might get 40 centimeters (15.748 inches) or more! I'm very excited! I don't want the electricity to go out and I don't want anyone to get hurt or stranded, but...I did accidentally wear my boots on the flight here. I was thinking that it was a waste to have them here and I put them away thinking I wouldn't use them for a year, but now I might need them.
I love storms, Nehama does as well, so at least she doesn't think I'm crazy (well, not for liking storms anyway). I get all excited and track the satellite and radar images and the winds/temperatures aloft, as if I know what the outcome will actually be. This storm does look bad, but I'm expecting to be disappointed. To be continued...
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