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Best of the Web: April storm dumps 6 FEET of snow in 5 days on Mt. Hood in Oregon

Audrey Weil
kptv.com
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:03 UTC
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Not only did this April storm take many by surprise in the Portland metro area, but it also dumped several feet of snow on Mt. Hood.

Ski resorts are seeing some of the best late season conditions on record.

Mt. Hood Meadows got more than six feet of snow in just five days.

"To have over a foot of snow, over a foot of snow, and our temperatures have been in the teens which means that it's just constantly building and building. People are just loving the powder," Dave Tragethon, VP of Sales & Marketing at Mt. Hood Meadows said. "We're seeing a turn out that is probably three times the amount that we'd normally see in the middle of the week because the powder is bringing out everyone to enjoy it -- it's great for us."

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Heavy snowfall blankets Turkey's east in mid-April


Hurriyet Daily News
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:48 UTC
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Turkey's eastern provinces have been hit by heavy snowfalls in the middle of April, with the snow depth reaching some 20 centimeters in the center of Kars, a province bordering Armenia.

"People swim at the Aegean coasts, we are shoveling snow here in April," Güven Öztürk, a resident of Kars, told Demirören News Agency on April 13.

According to locals, the cold and rainy weather turned into snowfall late on April 12, with people in the city waking up to a blanket of snow.

"This is the first time I see snow in April in my city," noted Mehmet Aşasın, another local.

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Lightning strike kills 4 workers in Tamil Nadu, India


The Hindu
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:26 UTC
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Four construction workers - S. Jayasurya (22), A. Karthik Raja (28), M. Murugan (24), S. Jakkammal (25) - were electrocuted to death when lightning struck them at Rosalpatti near here on Wednesday evening.

Two others -- S. Mahendran (38) and K. Sangili (36), who suffered shock -- were admitted to the Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital.
The police said that the workers were involved in construction of a house at Karuppasamy Nagar at Rosalpatti.

When they were working on the second floor, it started to rain accompanied by lightning and thunder. When a lightning struck the building, four of them were electrocuted and killed on the spot at around 3.30 p.m.

Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police M. Manohar inspected the spot.
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Yellowstone pounded by 8 inches of snow days before roads open for spring

Maddie Capron
Miami Herald
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:47 UTC
Bunsen Peak through low clouds after a spring snowstorm.
© Yellowstone National ParkBunsen Peak through low clouds after a spring snowstorm.
Yellowstone is getting pounded by a snowstorm just as some roads were scheduled to reopen for the spring. The national park was blanketed with 8 inches of snow and counting on Tuesday, April 12, park officials said on Facebook. The storm is expected to continue through the week.

"If you're planning a visit, be sure to check the local weather and park road conditions," park officials said Monday, April 11, on Facebook. "Find up-to-date park road status." Some Yellowstone roads were expected to reopen to the public for the spring and summer season starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 15, according to the National Park Service.

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Best of the Web: Spring snowstorm dumps almost 4 FEET of snow in 24 hours on Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana

John Emeigh
kxlf.com
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:19 UTC
Heavy snow closes roads as Pony reports more than 3 feet of snow
Heavy snow closes roads as Pony reports more than 3 feet of snow
This spring storm has brought heavy winds and snow to Jefferson County forcing many motorists to get stuck on the side of the road and road crews to work overtime to try to keep these roadways as clear as possible.

"This is the kind of storm we're supposed to have in February and, no, I was in for a total surprise, total shock," said Whitehall resident Gretchen Ressler.

Like many motorists caught in the storm that started Monday evening, Gretchen Ressler got stuck in the snow on the pass at Cardwell.

"It just slid right off the road and into the ditch and the snow was horizontal, it was pitch black and all I could see was snow, so I had to leave the car there overnight," said Ressler.

Experienced truckers were also surprised by this storm.

"This one is a good one, this one is going to be, you know, we'll remember this one for a long time," said Billings trucker Rod Albaugh.

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South Lake Tahoe drops to a bone-chilling 9 degrees, over a foot of snow

Amy Graff
SF Gate
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:22 UTC
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© UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow LabSnow was falling at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab at Echo Summit on April 11, 2022.
A winter-like cold front swept across the Sierra Nevada on Monday, delivering a mass of cold air to the region.

On Tuesday morning, temperatures were downright freezing. In the Tahoe area, South Lake Tahoe dropped to 9 degrees and Truckee 10 degrees, the National Weather Service said.

The storm dropped several inches of snow across the basin and higher elevations got more than a foot. More snow is on the way as early as Wednesday night and into Thursday.

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Spectacular volcanic eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

ND News
YouTube
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:22 UTC
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The Geological Survey of Colombia reported that the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted around 5 pm on April 11.

A column of ash, gases and steam reached a height of 3300 meters.

A huge column of ash was visible from several cities in the center of the country, such as Manizales, Ibague and others.

The locals were frightened by this impressive phenomenon, which can be very dangerous.

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Stray dogs maul 11-year-old girl to death in Rajasthan, India


India Today
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:50 UTC
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An 11-year-old girl, who went out to defecate in the morning, was attacked by a pack of stray dogs and killed in the Niwai subdivision of Tonk, Rajasthan.

The girl named Anisha had gone to the forest to defecate around 6 AM in the morning when she was brutally attacked and killed by some wild stray dogs.

When she did not return for almost an hour, the family members went out to search in the forest.

Shockingly, they saw around six to seven stray dogs nudging the girl's body. Hearing the voices of the family members, many other villagers also reached the spot and pelted stones at the dogs.
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Downtown Portland sees mid-April snow stick to the ground for the first time in nearly 120 years

Alex Hasenstab
opb.org
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:12 UTC
Fallen trees cover a bus stop on Barnes Rd. in Portland, April 11, 2022. Monday’s snowfall is the first measurable snowfall in April in Portland’s recorded history. The snowfall amount varied widely across the city.
© Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPBFallen trees cover a bus stop on Barnes Rd. in Portland, April 11, 2022. Monday’s snowfall is the first measurable snowfall in April in Portland’s recorded history. The snowfall amount varied widely across the city.
The Portland airport also has the most measurable snow in April in recorded history

For the first time in almost 120 years, downtown Portland saw a measurable amount of snow in mid-April. The last time snow stuck to the ground in the downtown area this late in the year was in 1903, when snow was recorded on April 10, according to the National Weather Service.

"It's not normal," said meteorologist Colby Neuman. "We have seen snow in April in downtown Portland, but never this much this late in April."

Approximately 1.6 inches, more in some areas, was recorded around Portland. The snow melted in the afternoon Monday, as temperatures rose.

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Thousands of scallops wash up on Satellite Beach in Florida, leading many to ask: 'what's happening?'

Jim Waymer
Florida Today
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:40 UTC
Thousands of calico scallops are washing up on the beach in Satellite Beach in clusters.
Thousands of calico scallops are washing up on the beach in Satellite Beach in clusters.
Countless calico scallops washed ashore Friday, scattering a mystery over a mile-long stretch of Satellite Beach.

Local beachgoers say they've never seen anything like it, while state biologists — as they investigate the matter — speculate wind and waves brought them in.

Others aren't so sure.

"Our Fish and Wildlife Health staff have samples and are currently investigating further," Carly Jones, a spokeswoman with the state's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, said Friday. "It is most likely that a combination of wind and/or wave swells washed them ashore."

Kevin Johnson, a professor of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology, doubts that's the case.

"Their typical habitat is 30-40 meters deep," Johnson said Friday. "I don't think we've had winds that could do that without some help. I believe something weakened or killed them ahead of washing ashore."
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