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Manitoba shatters cold records, sets 20 new lows

Catherine Wambui
Westislandblog.com
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:54 UTC
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Manitoba has broken records for the lowest temperature this snap past Saturday. The extreme temperature in the region setting 20 lows.

Although temperatures around this time of the year have often averaged - 20 C, Winnipeg dropped down to -38.8 C, which saw it break an 1879 record by 1 C, according to Brian Luzny, an environment Canada Met.

In the meantime, Shoal Lake broke its 1970 record by close to 6 C, while Norway House registered its recent low of - 44 C, which is lower than its last record by 5 C. Essentially, it is the coldest area in the Province. Luzny noted that they are currently breaking records each day.

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Thames freezes over for 'first time in decades' as Baltic chill engulfs capital

Tom Williams
Metro
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:53 UTC
Thames Frozen
© SWNSLocals said they had never seen the river freeze like this before
A large part of the River Thames has frozen over in what locals say is the first time in more than a decade as a sub-zero cold snap continues.

Temperatures in London dropped to -2C as Storm Darcy - dubbed 'The Beast of the East 2' swept through the country. As a result of the bitter chill from the Baltic, a section of the Thames has frozen over at Teddington, south west London. The extreme freeze meant the UK experienced the coldest February night for 25 years - with temperatures plummeting to below -20C in some parts of the country.

In the capital and the South East, train services have been cancelled and roads left in treacherous conditions.

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Major power outages reported in Chihuahua, Mexico due to winter storm with record-breaking low temperatures

Mauricio Casillas
kvia.com
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:39 UTC
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A massive power outage is affecting most of Juárez and several other towns and cities in the state of Chihuahua.

The National Center of Energy Control (CENAC) tweeted Monday morning that it is working on fixing an issue with its generators in the north and northeastern parts of the country.

An ABC-7 viewer in Juárez said she's been without power since 6:45 a.m.

CENACE is asking residents in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas to reduce their energy use in an effort to help stabilize the power grid.

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Best of the Web: Ice, snow, bitter cold hits millions as major storm pummels swaths of U.S.

Yuliya Talmazan
NBC News
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:35 UTC
A woman walks through falling snow in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday.
© Eric Gay/APA woman walks through falling snow in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday.
The storm, which has already caused power outages and a number of pileups, was expected to travel up the Northeast through Tuesday.

More than 140 million Americans in 26 states were under some sort of winter advisory heading into Monday as a major winter storm swept through the southern Plains.

The storm, which has already caused power outages and a number of pileups on icy roads, was expected to travel up the Northeast through Tuesday, bringing heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures, the National Weather Service said. Six inches to a foot of snow was forecast to stretch from the mid-Mississippi to Ohio Valleys, across the lower Great Lakes and into northern New England, according to the service.

It also warned about more power outages and significant travel disruptions across much of the southern Plains, as well as "bitterly cold air" that can result in "dangerous or life-threatening wind chills."


Comment: Snow and ice blanket US north-west, leaving hundreds of thousands without power - ice-laden trees fall on power lines

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Winter storm dumps over 9 inches of snow on Boise, Idaho

DarinOswald
Idaho Statesman
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:40 UTC
People walking through the snow in downtown Boise
People walking through the snow in downtown Boise

Winter arrives in the Treasure Valley with a vengeance, dumping over nine inches of snow on everything. The snow set the stage for a February snow day complete with show shoveling, hazardous roads, and a trip to favorite sledding hills.

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Snow and ice blanket US north-west, leaving hundreds of thousands without power - ice-laden trees fall on power lines


The Guardian
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:10 UTC
People walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego,
© Gillian FlaccusPeople walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The tree fell during an ice and snowstorm that left hundreds of thousands of people without power and disrupted travel across the Pacific Northwest region.
A winter storm blanketed the Pacific north-west with ice and snow on Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and disrupting travel across the region.

Freezing rain left roads, power lines and trees coated in ice in the Portland, Oregon, region, and by Saturday morning more than 270,000 had lost power. The extreme conditions, loss of power and transportation problems prompted Oregon governor Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency.

"Crews are out in full force now and are coordinating with local emergency response teams on communications for emergency services, such as warming centers," Brown said. "I'm committed to making state resources available to ensure crews have the resources they need on the ground."

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Pair of avalanches kill 3 mountain climbers in Slovenia


citynews1130.com
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:26 UTC
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Two avalanches in Slovenia killed three mountain climbers and injured three more people Saturday, authorities said.

The avalanches happened in the area of Kamnik-Savinja Alps, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, said the Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief.

Police said four climbers were in the area of Mt. Storzic when the first avalanche killed two on the spot and buried the other two up to their waists.

The second avalanche struck during the rescue operation some some three hours later, killing another climber and seriously injuring the other. Two rescuers were also injured, one seriously, police said.

Police said the four climbers were the only ones in the area. Authorities issued an avalanche alert and warned against climbing during an ongoing spate of extremely cold and windy weather.

Source: AP
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Cold front Medea brings snow to northern Greece

Anna Wichmann
Greek Reporter
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:37 UTC
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© Greek Reporter
After a period of unseasonably warm weather across the country, the cold front "Medea" brought frigid temperatures and snowfall to northern Greece on Saturday.

Currently, snowfall and ice-cold temperatures have been recorded across Northern Greece, particularly in Florina, Kozani, Kastoria, Kavala, Katerini, and Thessaloniki.

The cold front will continue through the weekend, with more snowfall and frigid weather expected in Athens and the rest of the country on Monday.

Along with low temperatures and snowfall, meteorologists also predict that Medea will bring about strong thunderstorms around Greece late Saturday through Sunday.

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"Extreme freeze" - Record low February temperatures across the UK

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:46 UTC
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Records fall, not just for the day, but for the entire month of February. Some records broken by "quite some way".
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Fifteen weather stations across the UK recorded their lowest temperatures ever for February overnight on Wednesday, according to the Met Office.

The forecaster's station in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded a temperature of minus 23C, the lowest in the UK since 1995.

And the "extreme freeze" also saw the mercury plummet in areas in the Scottish Highlands, such as Kinbrace and Strathallan, to minus 21.3C and minus 18.2C respectively.
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Russia's capital Moscow hit with the worst snowfall in decades


RT
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:59 UTC
Moscow snow
© Sputnik/ Yevgeniy Biyatov
The Russian capital has been hit with the worst snowfall in decades, with freak weather disrupting air travel and bringing traffic to a halt. Several people have been injured as a result of roofs collapsing in Moscow Region.

The adverse weather befell the city and its surrounding region on Friday, and snow continued falling for two straight days. A snowfall this intense hasn't been registered in the city for some 50 years, with the current record dating back to 1973.

The mountains of snow resulted in the closure of multiple roads across the city overnight.


Comment: Meanwhile a major winter storm impacted the Pacific Northwest. A total of 11.1 inches of snow fell in Seattle between February 12-13. the daily snowfall for February 13 is 8.9 inches making it the snowiest day in Seattle in 52 years!



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