2013 Middle East Cold Snap, Alexa Winter Storm, Cairo, Egypt

• Egypt
Egypt's capital Cairo witnessed rare snowfall (mostly graupel) on Friday December 13 that the local media claimed to be the first in 112 years and night temperature is expected to drop as low as 2 °C (36 °F).
• Israel
Jerusalem was paralysed by its fiercest snowstorm in years, with its mayor calling out the army to help stranded motorists and authorities urging residents to stay indoors. Netanyahu called it a "once-in-a-century" storm.