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Windsock

Near-record chill hits Bermuda as storm puts thousands in the dark

Jonathan Bell and Stefano Ausenda
The Royal Gazette
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:11 UTC
All bundled up: after the mercury dropped to 45.1F this weekend, Scott Holder of the Bermuda Book Store wrapped up to survey conditions in Hamilton yesterday
© Jonathan BellAll bundled up: after the mercury dropped to 45.1F this weekend, Scott Holder of the Bermuda Book Store wrapped up to survey conditions in Hamilton yesterday
Thousands lost power as storm-force winds also delivered a plunge to unprecedented, near-record low temperatures over the weekend, with the deepest chill witnessed on the island in decades.

Instead of a typical winter gale, the punishing storm, likened by Bermudians to a winter hurricane, led to several flight cancellations, stopped buses Saturday night and halted the ferry service.

The Bermuda Weather Service reported that gale-force winds and 0.34 inches of precipitation, including rain and hail on Saturday. Bermuda spent the weekend under a severe weather warning, with gale-force gusts expected to linger into today.

The Causeway remained open, but the Ministry of National Security urged drivers to avoid non-essential travel.
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Snowflake

Best of the Web: Storm blasts Hawaii with 70-mph winds, 30 inches of rain and a foot of mountain snow

Jesse Ferrell
Yahoo! News
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:16 UTC
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Snow on the summit of Mauna Kea
A storm moved over Hawaii this past weekend, causing flooding, knocking down trees and power poles and dumping a foot of snow on the island's mountaintops.

On Monday morning, every spot in the state was under a flood watch, with widespread wind advisories and winter storm warnings on the mountains of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

AccuWeather Meteorologist Alex DaSilva said that a stalled front draped across the Hawaiian Islands, combined with a slow-moving area of low pressure, led to major flooding and near-hurricane-force wind gusts.

Hawaiian Electric warned customers to prepare for extended power outages Sunday night, after power was restored to 45,000 customers lost power earlier in the day. As of Sunday night, 19,000 customers were still in the dark.

Winds gusted over 70 mph on the islands of Maui and Moloka'i, with gusts over 60 mph on Oahu, Lanai and the Big Island. Rainfall amounts exceeded 30 inches at Laupahoehoe on the Big Island, with 23.22 inches at Waikamoi on Maui.

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Bomb

Florida freeze batters citrus belt, inflicts "significant damage" to central orange groves

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:48 UTC
Floridians were once again warned this week to watch out for falling iguanas as an ultra-rare cold blast sent temperatures plunging to record lows of 22F in Jacksonville and 24F in Orlando. Whenever Arctic air pours into The Sunshine State, its citrus industry inevitably takes a hit, and this deep freeze comes on top of years of damage from greening disease and repeated blows from tropical cyclones that have already decimated the crop.

"There was significant damage to the remaining oranges to be picked in central Florida," said Jim Roemer, a meteorologist who publishes the WeatherWealth newsletter, quoted by Bloomberg.

Roemer added, "Many key areas were well below 28 degrees for over four hours between Sunday and this morning."
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Snowflake

Japan warns of avalanches as snow deaths rise to 35


The Japan Times
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:05 UTC
A passenger waits in front of a snow-covered bus stop in the city of Aomori on Friday.
© AFP-JIJIA passenger waits in front of a snow-covered bus stop in the city of Aomori on Friday.
Japan warned of possible avalanches in the country's northern regions on Wednesday as the temperature suddenly rose after two weeks of extreme snowfall that paralyzed traffic and collapsed houses.

Sustained snow since late January has buried northern communities like the city of Aomori under drifts of around 2 meters that left residents struggling to leave home and forced schools and businesses to close.

But the temperature rose Wednesday, reaching 8 degrees Celsius in Aomori, increasing the risk of chunks of heavy, wet snow dropping from rooftops, potentially causing injuries and even death, officials said.

"We ask affected residents to be careful and stay mindful of falling snow and avalanches," Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said at a press briefing.

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Snowflake Cold

Best of the Web: Cuba has its first freeze on record

Jonathan Erdman
The Weather Channel
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:01 UTC
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Cuba's all-time record low was set Feb. 3, 2026.
Cuba just had its first freeze on record, and other records were smashed from the Bahamas to Central America from the same cold outbreak that left Florida and the eastern U.S. shivering last weekend.

On Tuesday morning, the Indio Hatuey weather station in Perico, Cuba, reported a low of 32 degrees, a new national all-time record low, according to Cuba's weather service, the Instituto de Meteorología Cuba (INSMET). The previous record of 33 degrees was set in Bainoa almost 30 years ago on Feb. 18, 1996.

Frost was apparently seen on crops around the weather station, according to a Tuesday Facebook post from INSMET.
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Snowflake Cold

Record 834 manatees spotted at Manatee Lagoon, Florida as cold snap draws more sea cows (UPDATE)

Scott Sutton and Kayla McDermott
wflx.com
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:14 UTC
160 manatees spotted at Manatee Lagoon amid cold snap
160 manatees spotted at Manatee Lagoon amid cold snap
The chilly air across South Florida and the Treasure Coast has many of us bundled up and braving the cooler-than-average temperatures — and that includes wildlife.

Representatives at the Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach said Thursday that they counted 160 manatees at the facility, the highest number spotted all season.

The gentle giants are attracted to the area by the warm-water outflows from the adjacent Florida Power & Light Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center.

With temperatures expected to continue falling through the weekend and forecast lows in the 30s, workers at the lagoon said they believe sightings will likely increase.


Comment: Update February 2

The Daytona News-Journal reports:
Nearly 1,000 manatees gathered Feb. 2 at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City as record-breaking cold temperatures continue to infiltrate Florida.

The state park provided the official manatee count Monday morning and an afternoon update hours later via Instagram.

"The arctic cold brought in a record number of manatees this morning with a river temperature of 55.9F (13.3C)," the update read. "Save the Manatee Club counted a record number of 834 manatees, the park staff counted even more."


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Snowflake Cold

Freezing in Florida: Arctic chill reaches Sunshine State, breaking at least 15 record-low temperatures records and causing power disruptions

Julian Atienza
FOX Weather
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:15 UTC
A cold-stunned iguana on the ground in North Bay VIllage, Florida on Feb. 1, 2026.
© Jackson Dill / FOX WeatherA cold-stunned iguana on the ground in North Bay VIllage, Florida on Feb. 1, 2026.
The wrath of this winter season managed to reach sunny Florida this weekend. The arctic air that has gripped much of the eastern U.S. surged south, setting at least 15 record-low temperatures across the Sunshine State.

The cold persisted statewide Monday, with Melbourne plunging to 25 degrees, topping the record for the coldest February day that was set just a day before.

Arctic air also strained Florida's electrical grid as Floridians rushed to crank up the heat. Some 20,000 customers remained without power across the state early Monday, according to PowerOutage.us — down from 25,000 reported Sunday.

Florida Power and Light, the state's largest utility, said crews worked throughout the night to restore power, adding that its grid was performing "well" during Monday's cold conditions.

Comment: Related: Record 834 manatees spotted at Manatee Lagoon, Florida as cold snap draws more sea cows

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Snowflake

Snow flurries in Florida amid arctic freeze


Fox35orlando.com
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:34 UTC
Snow seen in North Florida
Snow seen in North Florida
For the second year in a row - and the second time this year - snowflakes fell in Florida.

The National Weather Service has confirmed snow flurries were spotted in a handful of places around the Sunshine State on Saturday:

- Tallahassee

- White Springs

- Jacksonville

- Williston (Levy County)

- Alachua County

- Citrus County

- Hernando County

Here are some of the photos and videos that were shared with FOX 35.

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Snowflake Cold

Record snowfall triggers chaos across parts of Japan


Euronews
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:37 UTC
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Weather officials in Japan warn of heavy snowfall along the Sea of Japan coast, with up to 70 cm expected in some regions.

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Snowflake Cold

Best of the Web: Moscow records biggest January snowfall total in 203 years


France24
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:06 UTC
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© Alexander NEMENOV / AFPThe record snowfall was caused by deep and extensive cyclones
Russia's capital Moscow has this month seen the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, Moscow State University meteorologists said on Thursday.

AFP images from the city of around 13 million people showed residents struggling to make their way through heavy piles of snow on the streets in its central district.

Commuter trains in the Moscow area were delayed, AFP reporters witnessed, and cars were stuck in long traffic jams on Thursday evening.

"January was a cold and unusually snowy month in Moscow," the university said on social media.

"By January 29, the Moscow State University Meteorological Observatory had recorded almost 92 mm of precipitation, which is already the highest value in the last 203 years," it added.


Comment: Moscow thus joins Toronto in experiencing both its all-time highest snowfall for January, and its snowiest January overall in the modern era.

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