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Colorado mountains get up to 36" of snow over the past 72 hours

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Another snowstorm has hit Colorado over the past few days, with the highest totals being 36 inches.

According to mapping from the National Weather Service, the Park Range was hit the hardest, with some areas receiving up to 36 inches of snow over the past 72 hours.

The map also shows that other peaks in the Central and Northern Mountain ranges got between six and 24 inches of snow in the past 72 hours. Mountains on the Western slope saw six to 24 inches of snow, with some getting as much as 30 inches.

Winter outdoor recreationists should also be aware that the Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued avalanche warnings for many of Colorado's mountains, including the Park Range, Elkhead Mountains, Front Range mountains, the Gore Range, the West Elk Mountains, Ragged Wilderness, and the Ruby Range. An avalanche watch is in place for the northern portions of the Elk Range and the Sawatch Range.

Find more information and updates from the National Weather Service here.


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Five dead in flooding and landslides amid year-end holidays in Indonesia

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Extreme weather conditions that continue to hit the country amid the year-end holidays have resulted in the deaths of at least five individuals and caused thousands of others to flee their homes for safety.

According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), three people including an 8-year-old boy died in landslides that hit Karang Anyar subdistrict in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, early on Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, heavy rain in Simalungun regency, North Sumatra, caused the Bah Sombu River to overflow and wash away a house with two people inside, both of whom died in the incident, which occurred around 8 a.m. on Christmas Day.

The BNPB also recorded flooding in Situbondo, East Java, and Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, several days ago, leaving 134 houses inundated in Situbondo and 80 people affected in Mandailing Natal.


Igloo

'Doesn't Fit MSM Narrative': Latest Arctic Ice Data Shows 26% Larger Than 2012

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Climate realist Tony Heller took to X to highlight the climate misinformation and disinformation campaigns waged by far-left corporate media on the global public.

Heller referenced a 2007 BBC News article titled "Arctic summers ice-free 'by 2013'," which warned readers of the supposed threat that "latest modeling studies indicate northern polar waters could be ice-free in summers within just 5-6 years."

The BBC article's baseless claim was designed to instill climate fears across the public to ram through a radical de-growth climate agenda across the Western world.
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One person dead, hundreds of flights canceled as tornados batter Southern states with 24million under threat

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© JeffLinder1/XA rare December tornado touches down in Manville, Texas, December 28, 2024
One person is dead as the South has been continually battered by tornados, high winds and hail.

After a tornado touched down in Manville, Texas, one person was reported dead by the city's Mayor Dan Davis, reporter Gage Goulding said on X.

In addition to Texas, severe weather is also expected to ramp up again across the South including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. More than 5,000 flights have been hit with delays and 175 canceled in or out of the US as of Saturday afternoon, according to FlightAware.com.

Due to the incoming bad weather, 24 million people are now under weather alerts across the states according to NBC News.

Comment: Local station KPRC adds:
The National Weather Service confirms that an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in Southwest Houston during a rash of tornadoes across Texas on Thursday.

A small, yet powerful tornado caused isolated damage to the Meadows Place neighborhood off of Kirkwood Road and Bissonnet Street.

According to a survey by the National Weather Service, wind speeds topped 90 miles per hour.

Several homes along Plumbrook Drive had damage, but one was severely damaged.
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Neighbor's security cameras captured the tornado moving through the neighborhood.

A few doors down, a security camera captured the moment a USPS mail truck was overturned with the postal worker still inside.

Thankfully, the person was okay and able to climb out.

"The safety and well-being of our employees are of the utmost importance to the U.S. Postal Service," said a USPS spokesperson. "In the case of the recent weather-related incident, which occurred on December 27, we can report that the USPS employee is safe and recovering. The postal vehicle was retrieved, secured, and taken to the local Post Office. Additionally, the mail was recovered immediately, and the Postal Service took steps to ensure prompt delivery of all items. We appreciate and value our dedicated employees. The USPS will continue to monitor weather conditions closely and implement measures to safeguard both our employees and the mail they handle."

It's that video and other tale tell signs that helped the National Weather Service figure out what happened here.

"There is some evidence of some twisting," said Science and Operations Office at the National Weather Service, Lance Wood. "So, this really looks like a brief touchdown and then that's it."

Wood was working the radar on Thursday when the Natoinal Weather Service was issuing tornado warnings.

However, a small, quick, yet powerful tornado like this one can sometimes slip under the radar.



Snowflake

4 feet of snow in 24 hours in Kashmir, India

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Over the past 24 hours, a significant snowfall event has brought brought cheers to farmers and snow lovers even as life has come to a standstill in many parts of Kashmir region and mountainous areas of Jammu region.

This much-awaited snowfall, the heaviest in South Kashmir in several years, has dumped big snowfall across the region, mainly on mountain passes in South Kashmir.
Sinthan Top connecting Kishtwar in Jammu with South Kashmir, emerged as the snowiest spot in, with a heavy 4 feet of snow. This heavy snowfall has made it inaccessible for the time being.

Margan Top, another high-altitude mountain pass connecting Warwan Valley to South Kashmir, received a hefty 4 feet of snow.


Doberman

3-year-old mauled to death by dogs in Cincinnati, Ohio

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A 3-year-old has died after being mauled by two dogs in Roselawn on Friday, according to Cincinnati police spokesperson Lt. Jonathan Cunningham.

The attack occurred just after 8 a.m. inside a home on the 7000 block of Stillwell Road, Cunningham said.

The 3-year-old's identity has not been released as of Saturday morning, nor has any other information on the attack.

The Enquirer reached out to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office, but further information could not be provided at this time.


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Snow reaches Athens' north as cold front impacts Greece

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© AMNAHellenic Police has ordered that all types of vehicles must be fitted with snow tires or chains in affected areas of Greece during snowy weather, or drivers could be fined.
Greece braced for adverse weather conditions this weekend, some of Athens' northernmost suburbs covered in snow since the early hours of Saturday.

Mountainous areas on Evia and Lesvos islands were also in white on Saturday morning, local media reported.

The former was expected to bear the brunt of the weather. According to the Greek National Meteorological Service (EMY), heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast on the islands of Evia, Sporades, Cyclades, Dodecanese, and Crete, as well as heavy snowfall at high altitudes in East Macedonia, Evia, Attica, and Crete.


Comment: Related: Greece hit by Storm Elena: Torrential rainfall causes flooding


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Flooding in Havana, Cuba after heavy rains - 8 inches in 24 hours for the island

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The heavy rains that fell in Havana on Friday caused severe flooding in several municipalities.

Images and videos circulating on social media reveal the extent to which the waters have risen in the lowest areas of the city.

The meteorologist Raydel Ruisanchez shared photos and videos on Facebook taken on Libertad Street in the Santos Suárez neighborhood, Diez de Octubre municipality.

"As we had anticipated, the rains became heavy in areas of the west," emphasized the expert.


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In the last 24 hours, heavy and locally intense rains have occurred towards areas of the northern coast of Las Tunas in eastern Cuba with accumulations that have exceeded 100 and 200 mm.

For the rest of the day, both the GFS weather model, and the mesoescale model WRF show significant accumulation towards areas of the center of the country, which come to be to lesser measure for the western region and concentrated towards the north coast, these rains may come to be again strong and intense.

The situation continues to be related to the transport of low clouds coming from the sea and abundant moisture content in the different layers of the troposphere.

By tomorrow these unstable conditions will move further west over the western region.



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Rare Steller's sea eagle 'is very far from home,' and may just stick around Newfoundland

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Bird enthusiasts have been flocking to Terra Nova National Park to catch a glimpse of a Steller's sea eagle. The bird is usually found in Asia. As Troy Turner reports, the rare bird may stay in the area if the winter continues to be mild.


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Man found at mobile home park died as result of 'dog mauling' in Albertville, Alabama

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The Marshall County Coroner said the man who was found dead at a mobile home park in Albertville Sunday died due to a dog mauling.

At around 11:00 a.m. Sunday, the coroner's office said it responded to the mobile home park located at 100 Greenwood Drive in Albertville and found 40-year-old Francisco Batz-Lux, of Albertville, dead outside.

According to the coroner, evidence on the scene along with trauma to Batz-Lux led investigators to reach out to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy to be performed.

The Marshall County Coroner said that based on the findings of the medical examiner and evidence on the scene, Lux's death was ruled accidental and it was determined he died as a result of a dog mauling.

The incident is still under investigation by the Albertville Police Department.