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The north and the east of the country are in line for heavy snow, although forecasters say this could spread across Britain as we head to the weekend.
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11/22/2010
JET STREAM GONE HAYWIRE ACROSS EUROPE
The last time the mercury plummeted this low was in March - at the summit of a Scottish mountain.
The north and the east of the country are in line for heavy snow, although forecasters say this could spread across Britain as we head to the weekend.
12/28/2008
Summerlike Storms Pound Midwest
Summerlike storms pounded the Midwest on Saturday with hail, high winds and even funnel clouds, helping to thaw the ice after days of a deep freeze and threatening floods. Residents braced for an aftermath forecast expected to include overflowing rivers and flooded basements. Flooding was also being fueled by unseasonably high temperatures that climbed into the 60s in Illinois. A powerful storm system swept across a wide swath of south and central Illinois during the afternoon, packing wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. The storms also produced hail, and the Weather Service office in St. Louis received reports of funnel clouds. The storms damaged buildings and brought down tree limbs and power lines. Meteorologists said the melting snow, heavy rains and frozen ground could combine to flood areas where high water is RARE. "The potential exists for serious and potentially life threatening flooding to develop with some areas that typically do not flood, possibly even becoming inundated with water." 2008 has been THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD for the city of Chicago, with just under 50 inches of precipitation. Image: Adam Koehl, 11, of Boy Scout Troop 56, moves a sandbag while he and other scouts from various troops help fill some 2,400 sandbags at the Campton Township Highway Department in Lily Lake, Ill.
12/18/2008
Snowstorm Hits Las Vegas
It is being called the snowiest December that Las Vegas has ever seen. Officially, 3.6 inches of snow were recorded making it the biggest snowstorm to hit Las Vegas since 1979.
The winter storm dumped more than a foot of fresh snow at the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort on Mt. Charleston. Officials recommend chains, snow tires or four-wheel drive when heading up the mountain.
Numerous roads around Southern Nevada were closed to traffic, including I-15 which did not reopen until nearly noon on Thursday. All roads were re-opened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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The winter storm dumped more than a foot of fresh snow at the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort on Mt. Charleston. Officials recommend chains, snow tires or four-wheel drive when heading up the mountain.Numerous roads around Southern Nevada were closed to traffic, including I-15 which did not reopen until nearly noon on Thursday. All roads were re-opened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
12/15/2008
North Dakotans in deep freeze
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakotans are still feeling the chill of a weekend blizzard that shut down roads and businesses and knocked out power to at least one community.
Interstates 94 and 29 reopened throughout the state Monday, but officials still advised drivers not to travel unless they had to. The entire state was under a wind chill warning.
Early morning temperatures from around the state Monday included 25 below zero in Dickinson and Williston, and 21 below in Minot. Forecasters said strong northwest winds would push the wind chill factor to more than 40 below.
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FRANCE - Heavy snowfall and rainstorms across southern France cut power lines and trapped people in cars and trains overnight. About 100,000 households were without electricity. Two thousand people were stuck on trains running along the Mediterranean coast that came to a standstill when rainstorms brought down power lines. Up to 60cm of snow fell in hilly regions over 24 hours and 12 French departments have been put on avalanche alerts. Heavy winds brought a ski lift at Sept Laux in the Isere region to a standstill and emergency services rescued 50 skiers stuck on it. A men's World Cup slalom competition at Val d'Isere was called off because the snow storms were so intense.
CANADA - Calgary in grip of deep freeze. Storm grounds flights, blamed for two deaths. A stinging Arctic storm that swept into southern Alberta on Friday was expected to worsen through the weekend, with plummeting temperatures, slick roads and bone-chilling winds leading emergency officials to issue a series of warnings about the risks of venturing outside. The storm's arrival clogged roads, grounded air travellers and was cited in at least two deaths on Alberta roads. There is little relief in sight. The three-day outlook calls for cold, cold and really cold, with wind chills approaching -40 C. While not record-breaking, the expected weekend temperatures should be some of the coldest seen in recent Decembers. "This time of year you should be getting highs of about -1 C in Calgary. This is 23-degrees cooler than it should be this time of year." Image Above Right: Allan Pratt shovels the walk in front of his home on 26th Avenue in Bankview on Friday, as the winter storm arrives with gusto just in time for afternoon rush hour.
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Interstates 94 and 29 reopened throughout the state Monday, but officials still advised drivers not to travel unless they had to. The entire state was under a wind chill warning.Early morning temperatures from around the state Monday included 25 below zero in Dickinson and Williston, and 21 below in Minot. Forecasters said strong northwest winds would push the wind chill factor to more than 40 below.
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FRANCE - Heavy snowfall and rainstorms across southern France cut power lines and trapped people in cars and trains overnight. About 100,000 households were without electricity. Two thousand people were stuck on trains running along the Mediterranean coast that came to a standstill when rainstorms brought down power lines. Up to 60cm of snow fell in hilly regions over 24 hours and 12 French departments have been put on avalanche alerts. Heavy winds brought a ski lift at Sept Laux in the Isere region to a standstill and emergency services rescued 50 skiers stuck on it. A men's World Cup slalom competition at Val d'Isere was called off because the snow storms were so intense. CANADA - Calgary in grip of deep freeze. Storm grounds flights, blamed for two deaths. A stinging Arctic storm that swept into southern Alberta on Friday was expected to worsen through the weekend, with plummeting temperatures, slick roads and bone-chilling winds leading emergency officials to issue a series of warnings about the risks of venturing outside. The storm's arrival clogged roads, grounded air travellers and was cited in at least two deaths on Alberta roads. There is little relief in sight. The three-day outlook calls for cold, cold and really cold, with wind chills approaching -40 C. While not record-breaking, the expected weekend temperatures should be some of the coldest seen in recent Decembers. "This time of year you should be getting highs of about -1 C in Calgary. This is 23-degrees cooler than it should be this time of year." Image Above Right: Allan Pratt shovels the walk in front of his home on 26th Avenue in Bankview on Friday, as the winter storm arrives with gusto just in time for afternoon rush hour.
Photograph by : Ted Rhodes, Calgary Herald
2/03/2008
Drivers rescued amid snow storms
High winds and heavy snowfall have been affecting much of the UK, stranding some motorists and blacking out homes. Image: Vehicles have been abandoned in northern EnglandSome 200 people had to be rescued after being stranded by snow on the A66 in Co Durham. And 3,500 homes, mostly in North Yorks, are still without power.
A bid to airlift to safety a cargo ship captain, who was seriously injured off the Isles of Scilly in a gale, has been abandoned because it is too dangerous.
A second helicopter rescue attempt is to be made at first light.
Blizzards affected much of Scotland and northern England on Friday, with snow recorded as deep as 15cm (5.9in) in some parts.
1/30/2008
Snow, cold, wind head into Northeast
Washington State Department of TransportationIn this photo released by the Washington State Department of Transportation, a large plow tries to clear the snow after an avalanche fell from the east on Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Periodic heavy snow began falling in Eastern Washington and northern Idaho over the weekend, and no relief was in sight.
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Northeast USA
BUFFALO, N.Y. Wicked wind and blowing snow blinded drivers and Lake Erie surged over its eastern shore Wednesday as severe weather that sliced through the nation's midsection took aim at the Northeast.The bad weather reached upstate New York by early Wednesday and sent mercury tumbling rapidly across the Northeast and New England. As many as five deaths were believed connected to the storm
Severe winter weather paralyzes parts of Lebanon
Breaking Earth NewsLebanon
SIDON/ CHOUF: A string of violent storms hit Lebanon on Tuesday, inflicting heavy damage on the agricultural sector and leaving roads across the country flooded with water. Heavy storms on Tuesday also plunged much of the country into darkness, as power plants across the country stopped production as a result of high winds and heavy rains.
Heavy downpours and hailstorms in Beirut caused several roads to flood and a number of advertising billboards to fall. Several Beirut regions also suffered even worse power cuts than usual.
1/29/2008
Plummeting Mercury and Sharp Winds, Strike Calcutta
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California storm takes misery eastward
California, USAImage: Snow covered San Gabriel Mountains are seen above the downtown Los Angeles skyline January 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Blue skies opened up over California on Monday after a storm system that had pummeled the state for days finally moved on, bringing heavy snow, flooding and hundreds of wrecks to several states across the West.
Colorado's San Juan Mountains were socked with 30 inches of snow and wind gusts of as high as 100 mph, while roofs collapsed at several business in north Idaho after 20 inches of snow fell around Coeur d'Alene.
"They got clobbered," National Weather Service meteorologist John Livingston said of Coeur d'Alene residents. A second wintery blast was forecast to hit the state Tuesday.
In Durango, Colo., about 340 miles southwest of Denver, even the sledding hills were at risk of avalanches after 18 inches of snowfall.
In Spokane, Wash., where 13.7 inches of snow fell, city officials closed City Hall and urged residents to stay home to give snowplows a chance to catch up. City and county governments told nonessential workers to stay home.
In eastern Oregon's Wallowa Mountains, authorities found two snowmobilers missing over the weekend in the 4 feet of snow that fell there.
Snowbird ski resort in Utah stopped the chair lifts more than two hours early after receiving about 15 inches of snow.
"It's rare to close down the lifts," spokeswoman Laura Schaffer said. "The minute the avalanche danger got up there, we felt it was safer to get (skiers) off the mountain."
California finally saw clear skies Monday after a week of downpours and heavy snowfalls, but the reprieve might not last long. There was a 20 percent chance of rain Wednesday, and two more storms, weaker than the past weekend's, were forecast to reach the region on Friday.
But experts said canyons and hills in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties that were charred by last year's wildfires remained vulnerable.
"Even though today's weather conditions have improved, many areas, particularly the burn areas of Southern California, are at risk of mudslides due to saturated soil conditions," Office of Emergency Services spokesman Gary Renick said.
The stormy weather boosted Los Angeles' rainfall to 11.73 inches so far this season, including 7.97 inches this month alone. Normal rainfall by this time would be 6.74 inches.
In Arizona, the precipitation fell as heavy rain, flooding creeks and rivers. Some residents of the town of Carrizo fled for a time after fears that two dams might fail. The evacuations were canceled after water levels lowered and an inspection of the dams showed no apparent damage.
1/28/2008
Storm Hammers Norway; Oil Platform Shut Down
Winter Storm Hammers Western Norway, Shuts Down Offshore Oil PlatformOSLO, Norway (AP) -- A severe storm swept western Norway on Friday, shutting down at least one offshore oil platform due to huge waves and fierce winds.
Snow clogged mountain passes, and wind and rain disrupted ferries and left some coastal communities fighting floods from extremely high sea levels.
The storm hit parts of the western coast with winds of up to 55 mph, according to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. It said water levels could be up to 30 inches over normal tide predictions on parts of the west coast.It said sea levels could be the highest since 1993 near Aalesund, about 250 miles northwest of Oslo.
Calif. braces for more heavy weather
Image: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times. Some of rescue crew hike in heavy snow at Mountain Hi East ski area to try to find a missing victim.California
USA
Swaths of California braced for another bout of heavy weather as the latest in a series of storms swirled toward the state.USA
Wintry conditions over the past week have already claimed at least two lives, when two skiers died in separate avalanches. Authorities were on full alert for mudslides and flash floods in areas denuded by last year's wildfires.
The skiers were killed and two others were missing after three avalanches swept backcountry slopes in the San Gabriel Mountains outside Los Angeles on Friday, authorities said.
Rescuers pulled Darren Coffee from a second avalanche late Friday. He was declared dead at a nearby hospital a few hours later, Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy Cory Kennedy said. The cause of death was not immediately known, nor were Coffee's age and hometown.
National Weather Service meteorologist Richard Thompson said up to 8 inches of rain would fall in the hills outside Los Angeles starting tonight and area ski resorts could be pounded by as much as 3 feet of powder.
1/26/2008
Winter Storm Blasts Southern California
CaliforniaUSA
Image: A truck plows snow from the shoulder of Interstate 5, which remains closed as a result of a winter storm Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, in Castaic, Calif., about 60 miles north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
POINT MUGU Calif. - A powerful winter storm that unleashed a thick blanket of mountain snow, heavy rain and at least one tornado pounded Southern California for a fifth straight day Friday.
Some areas Thursday received more rain than they did the entire year before, National Weather Service meteorologist Jamie Meier said, though experts said the moisture would do little to improve local water supplies.
By Friday morning, Long Beach had received 2.43 inches of rain, compared to 2.1 over the previous 12 months, Meier said. Downtown Los Angeles had received 2.25 inches and Santa Barbara was drenched with 5.4 inches1/25/2008
Snow, heavy rain dumped on Southern Calif.
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Powerful winter storm also brings high winds for fifth consecutive day
Ice cuts Calif. highway
Jan. 24: Hundreds of trucks and cars were caught overnight by iced-over roads that shut down a major highway north of Los Angeles. NBC's Jinah Kim reports. CLICK ON LINK OR IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO
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POINT MUGU Calif. - A powerful winter storm that unleashed a thick blanket of mountain snow, at least one tornado and heavy rains pounded Southern California for a second day early Friday.Some areas Thursday received more rain than they did the entire year before, National Weather Service meteorologist Jamie Meier said, though experts said the moisture would do little to improve local water supplies.
By Friday morning, Long Beach had received 2.43 inches of rain, compared to 2.1 over the previous 12 months, Meier said. Downtown Los Angeles had received 2.25 inches and Santa Barbara was drenched with 5.4 inches.
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Storm pummels western Sweden
SwedenWesterly wind gusts of nearly 115 kilometres an hour swept into Sweden early on Saturday morning as a powerful storm slammed Sweden’s west coast.
Around 8,000 households, mostly in western Sweden, had lost power.
Winter storm Gudrun from 2004 ranks as the worst storm of the last decade, while 2007’s Per comes in at number two. Officials have yet to name the current storm.
Winds gusts of 97 kilometers per hour battered the west coast archipelago near Bohuslän, with overall wind speeds averaging about 82 kilometers per hour.
1/01/2008
Snow covers Michigan, Northeast hit again
Breaking Storm NewsImage: Jill Sickels of Beverly Hills, Mich., clears her sidewalk, Tuesday. Related Photos
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DETROIT - A fast-moving New Year's Day storm dumped more than a foot of snow on southeastern Michigan, a record blast that made driving hazardous.
Snow also fell in central Illinois, and 180 flights were canceled at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
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12/23/2007
Snowstorm blamed for 9 deaths, outages
Image: Vic Johnson makes his way through the snow on English Street, Saturday, Dec. 22MILWAUKEE - Highways were hazardous for holiday travelers Sunday and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind.
Winter storm warnings were posted for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan on Sunday as the core of the storm headed north across the Great Lakes. Parts of Wisconsin already had a foot of snow, and up to a foot was forecast Sunday in northeastern Minnesota, the National Weather Service said.
Radar showed snow falling across much of Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota on Sunday and moving into parts of Michigan and Indiana.
"Everything is just an ice rink out there," Rock County Sheriff's Sergeant Steve Selby said Sunday morning.
The weather system also spread locally heavy rain on Sunday from the Southeast to the lower Great Lakes.
The storm rolled through Colorado and Wyoming on Friday, then spread snow and ice on Saturday from the Texas Panhandle to Minnesota. Multi-car pileups closed parts of several major highways Saturday in the Plains states.
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12/19/2007
Oklahoma still in the dark after storm
Oklahoma, USASLIDESHOW: WINTER STORM SWEEPS US
OKLAHOMA CITY - More than 88,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma remained without power on Tuesday, more than a week after an ice storm plunged them into darkness.
Utility crews estimated that crews would have power restored by late Wednesday or Thursday. Meanwhile, overnight temperatures in the state in the past week have dipped into the teens.
Many residents have a new problem to rival dwindling temperatures: dwindling bank accounts. Some have spent their money to stay in hotels, thinking power at home would be restored within a day or two, or depleted their funds by stocking up before the storm on food that has now spoiled.
12/18/2007
Canada suffers snowstorm's wrath
WINTER CHILL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA: 16 DECEMBER,Breaking Storm News
Canada
A snowstorm that caused major disruption in eastern Canada and the north-eastern US still has Canada's Atlantic provinces in its grip. The storm, which began on Saturday, was ONE OF THE WORST IN THE REGION FOR DECADES. Some 20,000 people in the province of New Brunswick were without power as high winds tore down power lines. The driving snow and sleet were blamed for several deaths over the weekend, and caused widespread travel problems. The weather system has moved north-eastwards to Newfoundland and Labrador after hitting the Great Lakes area, eastern Canada and New England on Sunday. Residents throughout the affected regions were trapped in their homes, after the storm dumped as much as 50cm (20in) of snow. The snowstorm, which had earlier hit the Midwestern US, brought blizzards, hail, freezing rain and high winds to Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces of Canada late on Saturday and throughout Sunday. Slippery roads in the US were blamed for four deaths in Indiana, two in Michigan and one in Wisconsin and one in Pennsylvania. Around 160,000 customers were left without electricity in parts of Pennsylvania on Sunday after heavy snow damaged power lines. The snowfall comes less than a week after an ice storm claimed 38 lives in the Midwest, most of them in road accidents. Tens of thousands of people in the affected areas of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri still have no electricity.
Since mid-November, nearly half of the usual snowfall for an ENTIRE winter has blanketed these parts.
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12/16/2007
Bitter winter storm hits Central, Eastern Canada
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Image:The view from the warmth of globeandmail.com reader Dave Moore's kitchen in Oakville, Ont., at the height of Sunday's storm. (Dave Moores)
TORONTO — Much of Ontario and large parts of Quebec are being battered by a massive winter storm that's whipping up icy winds and dumping near-record amounts of snow.
Environment Canada warned Sunday that the "hit and run" storm could drop up about 30 centimetres of snow in Ontario and as many as 60 centimetres in some areas in Quebec.
Air travel was crippled Sunday by the storm and flights at Toronto's Pearson International Airport — the busiest in the country — were cut by 50 per cent. Most flights from the United States, but also from Ottawa, Windsor, London and Kingston, Ont., were cancelled and many international flights were delayed.
Winter storm pounds northeastern United States
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BOSTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds that grounded flights and made driving treacherous.
Roads were slick with snow and ice, and local airports reported hundreds of flights canceled across New England.
Upstate New York received as much as a foot (30 cm) of snow, while the storm spared New York City, leaving only a coating of icy slush. Thousands of people were without power in New Jersey, Long Island and parts of Connecticut, authorities said.
In New England, about 8 inches (20 cm) of snow fell around Boston, though the precipitation changed to rain across coastal areas by afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The wintry blast came a week after a Midwest ice storm was blamed for 13 deaths and cut power to hundreds of thousands.
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