Snow fell in the Jerusalem area overnight, as the strong weather system that has wreaked havoc across Israel in recent days reached its peak.
Snow blanketed the Golan Heights in the north. On Monday morning, the level of snow was measured at 240 centimeters at the site of the upper cable car at the Mount Hermon ski site. Officials hope to open the site to skiers by Tuesday or Wednesday.
The storm has been a boon for the Sea of Galilee and Israel's water reservoirs, which had been suffering from a drought. 180 millimeters of rain has fallen over the past three days, 10 millimeters more than the average for the entire month of December.
The storm has caused numerous injuries and damage across the country. On Sunday night, a resident of Ashdod was seriously injured by flying debris.
At least 30 people suffered weather-related injuries throughout the day on Sunday. In Tel Aviv, outside the Dizengoff Center mall, a woman was injured when strong winds lifted her off the sidewalk and into the street, where she was struck by a passing taxi.
The Magen David Adom rescue service was called to the scene of 129 car accidents on Sunday. In those accidents, two people were seriously hurt.
Heavy rains and wind gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour on Sunday sunk a Moldovan ship off the coast of Ashdod, destroyed an ancient pier in Caesarea, drove huge waves over breakwaters in Jaffa and Tel Aviv, delayed flights, closed seaports, flooded streets and caused power outages throughout the country.