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Great Falls, Montana Gets “Impactful Snow” and Below Normal Temperatures
The U.S. National Weather Service issued Winter Storm Warnings for western and central Montana in mid-February for extremely cold temperatures and heavy snow.
KRTV 3 described the snow as “impactful.”...
More Than 1,100 Flights Canceled Tuesday Due to Nor’Easter
Domestic U.S. air travelers faced major flight headaches Tuesday as a powerful Nor'easter brought a mix of snow, ice, rain, and wind to much of the East Coast and...
Winter Nor’easter Bringing Heavy Snowfall in Northeastern U.S.
A Nor'easter is bringing strong winds and heavy snowfall from the central Appalachians through southern New England which could damage trees, power lines, and disrupt travel. As seen in the...
Winter Storm Warning Issued for Nine States, Heavy Snow Falling
Image: National snow depth map from the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Warning for nine western states for February...
Missing People in Nevada Snow Avalanche Found Safe
USA Today reported that four people designated missing after an avalanche at a ski area in Lee Canyon/Mt. Charleston, Nevada, have been found safe by search and rescue teams.
Lee Canyon,...
Winter Storm Creates Problems in Nova Scotia
Image: Resident of Nova Scotia digs out. Screencap from CBC news video
CTV News reports that a severe winter storm dumped more than a meter of heavy snow, nearly two...
China’s Lunar New Year Celebrations Disrupted by Severe Winter Weather
“Hundreds of flights and trains have been canceled as China’s most important holiday approaches, and more bad weather is in the forecast,” reports the New York Times. “Snow and...
Snowstorm Pummels Northern California
Image above from Sacramento, CA National Weather Service Forecast Office.
The first major winter snowstorm of 2024 slammed into Northern California during the February 3rd and 4th weekend. The storm...
Snow Blankets Cyprus’ Mountains
Photo: Weather Enthusiasts of Cyprus on Facebook.
Cyprus, with its subtropical climate, rarely gets snow, but snow is just what it got in late-January.
An Instagram post reported on the storm...
Atmospheric River Brings Snow, High Winds, and Freezing Temperatures to the Rocky Mountain West
Image: Pacific satellite view showing atmospheric river impacting California on Sunday 2/4/24 - Source: IntelliWeather.com
Reporting on extreme winter weather coating Colorado with snow, the Ark Valley Voice wrote on...
Anchorage’s “Pandemic of Snow,” Is Caving in Roofs and Frustrating Residents
Image: Anchorage residents clear snow on Monday. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media)
The Associated Press (AP) reports that Anchorage, Alaska is on pace to break its all-time winter record for snow,...
China Issues Emergency Notice in Response to Extended Winter Storm
Image: A man walks by a frozen lake at a park during winter solstice in Beijing, China Dec. 22, 2023. Source: Voice of America
China, which has already experienced a...
Turkey Has Been Battered by Severe Winter Weather, Dumping Heavy Snow
Image: Screencap from video posted by Rudaw English
As much as 5 meters, about 16 ½ feet of snow, has fallen in some areas of Turkey, leaving villages snowed in,...
Near Record Setting Snowfall in Juneau, Sinks Boats, Crushes Roofs, Poses Avalanche Threat
Image: Sceeencap showing snow causing sinking boats - from the Juneau Harbormaster via their Facebook page.
Bitter cold and more than five feet of snowfall in just a few days...
Southernmost U.S. Ski Resort Opening After Heavy Snow
Image: Mount Lemmon Ski Valley Ski Resort Webcam
KVOA.com Tucson reports that residents in Southern Arizona are excited by the announcement that the southernmost ski resort in the United States,...
Great Britain Cold Blast Will Bring -6°C Temperatures – Colder than Iceland
Image: forecast cold temperature chart, source: WXCHARTS.
GBN warns of a major cold event to hit Great Britain in the coming days:
Britain is set to be colder than Iceland next...
Hundreds of Daily Cold Temperature Records Set Across North America
The German climate group EIKE remarked on the fall of cold temperature records across North America in mid-January 2024.
Extreme cold prompted Environment Canada to “issue a warning for extreme...
Army Rescues Snowbound Motorists in Spain
Image: Motorist at a highway signpost near Madrid - via Reddit.
Mountainous parts of Spain received heavy snow the week of January 14, which trapped more than 600 drivers in...
Sustained Extreme Winter Weather Results in 25 Known Deaths Across Tennessee
Nearly a weeklong spell of well below normal temperatures, accompanied by snow, ice, and high winds have resulted in at least 25 deaths and the loss of various public...
Most of the United States Suffers Under a Mid-January Deep Freeze
Image: Cold air blast from Canada covers much of contiguous United States. Source NASA JPL.
The vast majority of the United States suffered under what CNN described as a “brutal...
Cold and Snow Hampering Earthquake Relief and Travel in Japan
Image: Screen capture from News18 video.
NHK-World News in Japan is reporting that extreme cold and heavy snow is hampering earthquake relief efforts in Japan. The winter storm is also...
Kansas City Playoff Game Attendees Suffer from Extreme Cold
When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins took the field in Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, they played in the fourth coldest game since the National Football...
Extreme cold hits Idaho, Some Schools Affected
Image of Boise: Brian Losness, via NWS Boise Twitter Feed.
In addition to significant snow that came over the weekend, temperatures in the Boise, ID area hit single digits on...
Bitterly Cold Weather Hits the Washington DC Area, New Snowstorm Looms
The nation’s capital is being pummeled by a 1-2 punch of bitter cold followed by yet another snowstorm after two to six inches blanketed the area last Monday and...
Iowa Caucuses Held Amid Record Cold Weather
Source: The Weather Channel; Table: Matt Stiles, CNN.
The recently conducted Iowa Republican political caucuses prove that weather has no respect for politics. More than 100,000 Iowans braved record cold...