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Record snowfall - More snow in parts of northeast US than all last season - over 3 feet in many areas

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:02 UTC
A man clears snow as snow falls near Bryant park in Manhattan, New York City Wednesday.
© Jeenah Moon/ReutersA man clears snow as snow falls near Bryant park in Manhattan, New York City Wednesday.
More than three feet (more than a meter) of snow in many areas.
"Isn't it ironic that the US Northeast, home to so many AGW academic radicals, is being chastened by reality?"
- Bill Sellers
Tens of millions of Americans in Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states were blanketed with more snow in one dump than during the entire 2019-2020 season.

Large parts of the eastern United States woke this morning to more than 3 feet of snow as a major winter storm hit parts of New York and Pennsylvania, led to hundreds of accidents and travel disruptions, airport delays, power outages, and left at least four people dead.

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Army deployed as record snowfall of 7 FEET blankets parts of Japan


Today
Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:08 UTC
Yuzawa Town is hit by heavy snowfall in Niigata Prefecture
Yuzawa Town is hit by heavy snowfall in Niigata Prefecture
Japan deployed the military on Thursday (Dec 17) to help residents trapped by record snowfall that has blanketed parts of the country, with 10,000 homes losing power in the north and west.

Prime minister Yoshihide Suga called an emergency cabinet meeting and urged the public to be cautious, as local media reported more than 1,000 cars were stranded on an expressway connecting Tokyo to Niigata in the north.

Over 72 hours, a record 2.17 metres of snow fell in Minakami, Gunma prefecture, reports said, while Yuzawa in Niigata prefecture — famous for skiing — got a record 1.8 metres of snow on Thursday morning.


Comment: Other videos: Record-breaking heavy snow up to 5 feet deep blanketing Japan

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Bad weather leaves 234 towns and villages without electricity in 3 regions of Ukraine


Menafn
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:50 UTC
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Adverse weather conditions have left 120 towns and villages in Chernihiv region without electricity, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports.

"As of 7 a.m. on December 16, bad weather conditions (wet snow, wind gusts) on December 15 into December 16 caused blackouts in 120 populated areas, reads the report.

Emergency teams of regional power distribution companies have started to conduct needed repairs to resume electricity supply.

As reported on December 15, bad weather left 234 towns and villages in 3 regions of Ukraine without electricity: Chernihiv region 204, Sumy region 23, and Kyiv region 7.

Comment: View also: Extremely icy conditions hit the city Kharkov, Ukraine

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Record-breaking heavy snow up to 5 feet deep blanketing Japan


NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:23 UTC
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Heavy snow is continuing to hit areas of northern Japan.

As of 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, snow accumulation reached 126 centimeters in Nishiwaga Town, the inland, mountainous area of Iwate Prefecture. That's more than four times the usual snowfall at this time of year.

Police of neighboring Akita Prefecture said 30 vehicles were backed up on a highway near the prefectural border after 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, due to a trailer stuck in the snow.

A 15-kilometer-long section of the highway was closed for about four hours to clear the vehicles. The road reopened at 5:30 a.m.


Comment: Another report from the same website 2 hours earlier:
More snow forecast for Sea of Japan coast

The season's most powerful cold air mass over Japan is bringing heavy snow to areas on the Sea of Japan coast from Hokkaido in the north and to the Chugoku region in the southwest. Weather officials are calling for caution against avalanches, icy roads, and traffic disruptions.

Snowfall in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning was 128 centimeters in Minakami Town in Gunma Prefecture, and 113 centimeters in Yuzawa Town in Niigata Prefecture -- both the heaviest 24-hour snowfalls on record.

Officials forecast that snowfall in the 24 hours until Thursday morning will be up to 100 centimeters in Niigata Prefecture, and 80 centimeters in the northern Kanto region.

They also expect 70 centimeters of snow on the Sea of Japan coast of Tohoku, as well as in the Hokuriku region, Nagano Prefecture and the northern Kansai region.

Officials are warning of traffic disruptions as well as avalanches and snow accumulation leading to downed power lines and trees.
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210 roads in Himachal Pradesh, India closed for traffic due to snowfall


Hindustan Times
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:59 UTC
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As many as 210 roads have been closed for vehicular movement after many areas in Himachal Pradesh witnessed snowfall, officials said on Sunday.

As many as 140 roads are closed in Lahaul-Spiti, 28 in Kullu, 24 in Shimla, eight in Kinnaur, four in Chamba and two in Mandi.

Atal Tunnel in Rohtang also remains closed for vehicular traffic as light snowfall continued in higher reaches of the state overnight. Keylong received 10cm snowfall, Kalpa in Kinnaur district received 4.5cm, and Manali 2cm.

Kullu superintendent of police (SP) Gaurav Singh said Leh-Manali national highway is closed beyond Palchan and Solang and NH-305 (Aut-Ani-Sainj) is also closed for traffic due to fresh snowfall in Jalori pass. He advised people to avoid travelling to these areas until the roads get cleared.

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Extremely icy conditions hit the city Kharkov, Ukraine

PAINFUL EARTH
YouTube
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:52 UTC
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The city is completely frozen! Ice storm paralyzed traffic on the roads, Kharkov, Ukraine.

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Asia's big freeze: South Korea plunges to -23.5C (-10.3F) as heavy snow hits

Cap Allon
Electroverse
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:01 UTC
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The entire nation of South Korea came under the grip of a cold wave Tuesday, with temperatures dipping below -20C (-4F) in mountainous areas of Gangwon Province, 62 miles (100 km) east of Seoul.

As originally reported by koreatimes.co.kr, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) issued either a cold wave alert or advisory for the majority of South Korea as the mercury plunged to the season's record lows of -23.5C (-10.3F) in Hongcheon, located just east of Seoul, and -22.7C (-8.9F) in PyeongChang, a mountain resort town in Gangwon Province.

Sub-zero readings swept the entire East Asian nation, as a mass of Arctic air rode anomalously-far south on the back of weak and wavy meridional jet stream flow: morning lows in the capital city Seoul reached -11C (12.2F), while in Cheonan -11.5C (11.3F) was registered, according to KMA stats. Even far southern regions experienced the chill, with -5.6C (21.9F) suffered in Busan, -5C (23F) in Gwangju, and a teeth-chattering -6.8C (19.8F) logged in Daegu.

Comment: Temperatures far below normal in Kazakhstan and Central Asia

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Wolf Creek Ski area in Colorado hit by snowstorms dumping 26 inches in 48 hours - total for the season already 10 feet

Chris Spears
Denver.cbslocal.com
Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:59 UTC
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© Preston Bass courtesy of Wolf Creek Ski Area
It's known for being one of the snowiest spots in Colorado and this year is no exception. In 48 hours the Wolf Creek Ski Area picked up 26 inches of new snow thanks to back-to-back storm systems over the weekend.

The storm brought the total for the season at Wolf Creek to 122 inches, making it the first resort in Colorado and one of the first in the United States to surpass the 100-inch mark. Jackson Hole checked in Sunday morning with a total of 123 inches so far this season.

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Northeast Lower Michigan buried by Saturday snowstorm - Statewide totals show 15 inches tops list

Mark Torregrossa
MLive
Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:26 UTC
The Saturday snowstorm put down a solid blanket of snow across the northern half of Lower Michigan and a sliver of the eastern U.P. Here are the snowfall totals.

Snowfall totals for December 11-12, 2020
Snowfall totals for December 11-12, 2020
You had to be around and north of Big Rapids, Mount Pleasant and Gladwin to get several inches of snow. The large area of northern Lower shaded yellow or orange had over six inches of snow. The small darker orange spot near Alpena had over one foot of snow.

The southern half of Lower Michigan and most of the U.P. didn't get in on the snowstorm, as expected.

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Snow up to 3 feet deep cuts off dozens of villages in north Kashmir


The Kashmir Walla
Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:10 UTC
Mughal Road in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir.
Mughal Road in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir.
For the second successive day, on Sunday, dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including border towns of Keran, Karnah, and Tanghdar, remained cut off due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions in north Kashmir, reported a news agency, United News of India (UNI).

Meanwhile, due to the accumulation of about two to three feet of snow since 8 December, traffic to border towns of Gurez in Bandipora and Machil in Kupwara remained suspended.

"Traffic remained suspended to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including Kernah, Keran, and Tanghdar, due to slippery road conditions and accumulation of snow," an unnamed official of Police Control Room (PCR), Kupwara, told UNI over phone on Sunday.

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