central – The storm “Heba” bleached the face of Lebanon with its snow and rain, the face of Lebanon, in contrast to the hearts of the Lebanese who are deprived of warmth in light of the rise in fuel prices and power outages. Since last night, “Heba” has risen with its storms and wind speed, to turn into heavy rain and snow that covered the peaks and mountains, reaching the coastal areas. With the intensification of the snow storm since four in the morning, the mechanisms of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport began to open all mountain roads, and also worked to sprinkle them with salt to melt the snow in the interest of public and traffic safety. The Ministry of Works asked citizens not to go to mountainous areas for their safety.
In a tweet on its account via Twitter, the traffic control room asked citizens not to park their vehicles near trees or billboards or stop near the beaches due to the stormy weather and wind speed, and appealed to citizens to inquire about the condition of the roads before heading to the mountainous areas for their safety.
The Meteorological Department had warned, through its official website, of the danger of the storm, calling on citizens to take caution, especially in mountainous areas where ice forms.. Snow fell at night until morning at a height of 900 meters and above, where it formed a layer not exceeding 15 centimeters with temperatures dropping to minus 2.
road condition
In a related context, most of the villages and towns of Bcharre District were covered with snow, starting from high altitude700 A meter on the outskirts of the town of Torza, and the bulldozers of the Ministry of Public Works and Municipalities are working to open the main and secondary roads, while cutting off the road from Bcharre to Cedars, and the electric elevator stopped due to the thickness of the snow, which reached a meter. It was also reported that the roads of Hadath El-Jebba – Tannourine and Ainata – Al-Arz were completely cut off.
Baalbek: In the city of Baalbek, snow continued until dawn, before the weather turned cloudy with light showers of snow crystals starting at nine in the morning. The surrounding hills and hills were covered in a white robe, about 10 centimeters thick, and the temperature dropped below zero. Schools were closed, in light of the data from meteorological stations and centers, which expected the snow storm to continue until Thursday morning..
red monastery: Simultaneously, the bulldozers of the Ministry of Public Works shoveled snow on the main roads in the villages of: ‘Ainata, al-Baliqa, al-Mashitiyah, Deir al-Ahmar and al-Yamuna, while the municipalities carried out snow shoveling operations on internal roads..
Akkar: In addition, the head of the snow shoveling center in the Jurd al-Qaytaa area, Khaled Deeb, said that “the snow storm that has continued since yesterday closed the main and secondary roads, starting from the town of Harar, where the thickness of the snow reached 5 centimeters with the formation of a layer of ice, all the way to Al-Qamoua, where the thickness of the snow increased to The borders of 30 centimeters, passing through the towns of Mishmish and Fnideq, where the thickness of the snow reached 15 centimeters.” Deeb indicated that “two bulldozers belonging to the Ministry of Works began working from the early hours of the morning to open this main road to secure the movement of communication between the mountain towns, in cooperation with the municipality of Fneideq and the union of Jurd al-Qayta’ municipalities.” He stressed that “the mountain roads at an altitude of 1400 meters and above are still cut off, due to the accumulation of snow, especially the Buwaydarat Road, Marjahin-Hermel and the Qamo`ah al-Hermel road, in addition to the Qamo`ah al-Shanbouq al-Qubayyat road and al-Qamu`ah road in Akkar al-Atika:.
parallel The Traffic Control Room announced that the mountain roads that are currently cut off due to the accumulation of snow are:
‘Ainata – rice.
Oyoun Al-Siman – Baalbek event.
Monitra – Baalbek event.
Akoura – Baalbek Event.
Inventory of breeders – Hermel.
Hermel – Sir Dennieh.
Maaser El Chouf – Kefraya.
The traffic control room reported that the Tarshish-Zahle road was cut off.
Alert in Sidon
In a statement issued by the media office in the Sidon municipality, the mayor, Eng. Muhammad Al-Saudi, referred to the mobilization of the emergency and firefighting teams and the municipal police to face the repercussions of the cold polar storm “Heba” accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds, calling on them to “stay fully prepared to intervene and extend a helping hand when needed.”“.
He also called on “citizens to take preventive measures that provide public safety for them and their families during the storm,” noting that “the municipal teams will intensify their periodic procedures in inspecting rainwater and sewage drains to ensure that they are not clogged and water collects.”“.
weather condition:
The eastern basin is gradually affected by the storm, which brings with it heavy rain and snow at low altitudes that touch 600 meters, and strong winds that touch 100 km / h, and will continue until tomorrow morning, when it gradually recedes, turning the weather into a snowy depression and snow showers that may affect the mountains near the coast at dawn tomorrow north Followed by stability with severe cold and ice wave, and the possibility of the arrival of another wet depression early next week.
The temperature on the coast is between 5 and 12 degrees, in places between -5 and 4 degrees, and at 1000 meters between -2 and 3 degrees.
– Weather: Cloudy with thunderstorms falling, with hail, and snow falling at 1100 meters, dropping at noon to 800 meters and touching 500 to 600 meters at night.
– Wind: strong southwesterly at night, from 80 to 60 km/h, turning north in the afternoon
– Surface Humidity: 90-100%
– Atmospheric pressure 1015 hpa
– bad vision
– The sea is high in waves and the surface temperature of the water is 19 degrees.
Weather for the next two days:
Thursday: Unstable weather, snowy at dawn and in the morning, with snow on the mountains up to 400 meters, while the temperature ranges as follows: The coast is between 2 and 10 degrees at the 1000 meters, between -4 and 2 degrees, and in areas between -7 and 3 degrees. Winds are north moderate 30 to 40 km / h and the depression subsides The weather was noon, to be replaced by a strong ice wave on the mountains up to 400 meters and in the Bekaa.
Friday: Stable weather, partly cloudy and very cold, with temperatures ranging between 5 and 13 degrees on the coast and at 1000 meters between -2 and 6 degrees and in areas between -6 and 7 degrees, northerly moderate winds 30 to 40 km/h, and ice forming at an altitude of 600 meters and above..