In spite of the heavy rainfall over the past week, the situation in the Kineret and northern rivers is still dire. According to a statement made by the National Water Ministry, a lot of rainfall was received by the country over the past few days, however, the level of the Kineret only rose by 1.5 centimeters and is still lacking 5.84 meters (or 19 feet) before it will be full. “The recent rainfall has not yet succeeded at renewing the flow of the dry riverbeds and the level of the natural springs,” the statement read.
Israel’s northern and central regions saw 30-40 millimeters of rainfall over Shabbos. The highest amount of documented rainfall took place along the northern coastal area near Emek Hefer, which received close to 80 millimeters. The intense rainfall brought the first flowing waters to many of the dried riverbeds in the country and caused flash floods in the area surrounding the Dead Sea.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Early rains don’t affect Lake Kinneret much because they soak into the ground, which is (1) dry due the lack of rainfall all summer and (2) porous, allowing the rain to sink to groundwater. In a nutshell: keep davening.