Sleet and heavy downpours pelted the coats and drenched the shoes of Jerusalemites throughout Wednesday afternoon amid dangerously strong, umbrella-snatching winds, while an ongoing snowstorm blanketed the country’s North. ![Ben Yehudah street in the rain]( "Jerusalem's Ben Yehudah street in the rain")
Jerusalem's Ben Yehudah street in the rain (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem) ![Walking down the rainy Jerusalem street]( "Walking down the rainy Jerusalem street")
Walking down the rainy Jerusalem street (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem) ![Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem]( "Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem")
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters) ![Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem]( "Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem")
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem]( "Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem")
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem]( "Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem")
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem]( "Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem")
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Downed telephone pole in Tel Aviv]( "Downed telephone pole in Tel Aviv")
Downed telephone pole in Tel Aviv (Photograph: Jodi Witz) ![Two women stroll in the rain in Jerusalem]( "Two women stroll in the rain in Jerusalem")
Two women stroll in the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem) Through Thursday, there will continue to be snow over the northern mountains and Mount Hermon in particular, and there will be a chance of snow in the central mountains, including in Jerusalem, according to the Israel Meteorological Service.Due to snow, authorities closed the Mount Hermon ski slopes, and the resort staff said they expected the conditions to continue on Thursday.Showers will drench the country from the North to the Negev throughout the day, with unseasonably brisk temperatures and risks of flash-flooding, the weather service said.For Friday, the IMS warned that temperatures will remain colder than usual, with strong gusts and occasional rain from north to south.Snow is also likely over the northern mountains and possible over the central mountains, with a possibility of hitting Jerusalem and the northern Negev mountains as well.The Jerusalem Municipality prepared its emergency storm equipment in a limited capacity on Wednesday by getting ready the tractors and
Jerusalem's Ben Yehudah street in the rain (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem) 
Walking down the rainy Jerusalem street (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem) 
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters) 
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
Residents cope with the rain in Jerusalem (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
Downed telephone pole in Tel Aviv (Photograph: Jodi Witz) 
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