A vehicle runs on a snow-covered road in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, on Feb. 17, 2021. A snow storm engulfed Lebanon on Wednesday along with heavy winds and torrential rainfalls, the National News Agency reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

Vehicles run on a snow-covered road in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, on Feb. 17, 2021. A snow storm engulfed Lebanon on Wednesday along with heavy winds and torrential rainfalls, the National News Agency reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

A snow storm engulfed Lebanon on Wednesday along with heavy winds and torrential rainfalls, the National News Agency reported.

Temperatures on the coast reached 7 degrees Celsius compared to previous years when the average temperature did not drop below 11 degrees.

Policemen push a vehicle trapped on a snow-covered road at Aley Village in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, on Feb. 17, 2021. A snow storm engulfed Lebanon on Wednesday along with heavy winds and torrential rainfalls, the National News Agency reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

Abdel Rahman al-Zawawi, head of the weather department at Rafic Hariri International Airport, was quoted by Elnashra news website as saying that this is the coldest storm to hit Lebanon this year.

He also indicated that Thursday will be the coldest day of the year so far in Lebanon, with snow expected to fall at altitudes of less than 600 meters in some areas.

Also, the report said snow fell for the first time in years in some villages in Marjeyoun, southern Lebanon.

Civil Defense teams intervened in several areas of the country including Faqra and Kfardebian in Mount Lebanon to remove the snow and allow smooth transportation of citizens in the area. 

Vehicles run on a snow-covered road at Aley Village in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, on Feb. 17, 2021. A snow storm engulfed Lebanon on Wednesday along with heavy winds and torrential rainfalls, the National News Agency reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)