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Heavy spring snowfall brings chaos to parts of southern Germany


The Local (Germany)
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:33 UTC
A snowplow clears snow in Baden-Württemberg, Ziegelhausen.
© Rene PriebeA snowplow clears snow in Baden-Württemberg, Ziegelhausen.
Heavy snowfall led to power outages and road closures in northern Bavaria on Saturday morning, while other high-lying regions of the south were also affected.

Some 7,500 residents of the north Bavarian district of Mittelberg were dealing with power outages on Saturday morning.

Local authorities in the district, which is situated between Frankfurt and Wüprzburg, said they hoped to have the electricity network back up and running by the afternoon.

Several roads also had to be closed after trees fell across the asphalt.

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More than 60,000 Quebecers in the dark due to inclement weather

Rachel Lau
CTV News
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:22 UTC
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More than 60,000 Quebec homes in the Lanaudière and Laurentides regions are in the dark Friday morning due to stormy weather.

As of 8:15 a.m., 33,408 homes in Lanaudière, mostly in La Rivière-du-Nord and Les Pays-d'en-Haut, as well as 26,652 households in the Laurentides, mostly in the Matawinie and Montcalm areas, are without power.

Environment Canada currently has no alerts in effect for Lanaudière, but does warn of snowfall amounts of about five centimetres that are expected to change to rain during the day on Friday.

As for the Laurentides, which Environment Canada refers to as the Laurentians Wildlife Reserve, a winter storm warning is currently in effect.

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Second big April snowfalls in the Alps as season extends into May - up to 2 feet of fresh snow

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:27 UTC
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Another round of heavy snowfall has arrived in the Alps, the second in a week.

Many skiers who found warm, dry and sunny conditions when they visited the Alps during march at the end of winter are spotting the irony that colder temperatures and lots of fresh snow is arriving just as resorts begin to close for the season.

However for those heading to the Alps for Easter, or even to resorts that are staying open to the latter half of April or into May, the new snow is obviously very welcome.


Comment: Over the same time period in North America:

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Spring snowstorm leaves Maple Creek, Saskatchewan residents without power - 8 inches of snow reported

Allison Bamford
Regina.ctvnews.ca
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:01 UTC
Some areas in southwestern Saskatchewan reported seven to eight inches of snowfall during the storm.
© Melody MoorheadSome areas in southwestern Saskatchewan reported seven to eight inches of snowfall during the storm.
Maple Creek and the surrounding area dealt with a power outage for more than 24 hours following a spring snow storm.

Resident Laurie Leigh said she woke up with no power Tuesday morning. The lights were still off as of Wednesday at noon.

Maple Creek and the surrounding area dealt with a power outage for more than 24 hours following a spring snow storm.

Resident Laurie Leigh said she woke up with no power Tuesday morning. The lights were still off as of Wednesday at noon.

"It makes you realize how reliant you are on electricity," she said. "We actually built little clay pots with candles and have some heat coming off of them."

High winds and heavy, wet snow blew in Monday night and continued throughout the day into Wednesday morning. The southwest area saw around 34 hours of continuous snowfall, according to the CTV News radar and satellite system.

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Hurricane force winds whip through Colorado


CBS Denver
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:48 UTC
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Some hurricane force winds forced some ski areas to close across Colorado on Tuesday.

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Snowstorm wrecks Bolivian highway leaving dozens of vehicles stranded


WION
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:39 UTC
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Extreme snowfall has wrecked the Bolivian highway leaving dozens of vehicles stranded. La Cumbre was left covered in snow halting all movements.

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Heavy spring snowfall across the Cascades, Washington

Rebecca Stevenson
komonews.com
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:32 UTC
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Hello Snow Lovers,

if you aren't already knee deep in powder here's why you should be!

All the wind we just experienced in the last two days, (April 3rd and 4th), carried in plenty of new snow. Here's a round-up of 48-hour accumulation along with how much longer the ski resorts keep the lifts going.

Not unprecedented but certainly unusual! A Spring storm that brings two, to more than three, feet of snow to the Washington Cascades in the beginning of April! It's the storm that blew in wind gusts from 35 to 64 mph in the lowlands and blasted the Cascades with heavy snow and a wind gust measured at Mount Rainier of 90 mph.


Comment: Mt. Baker in Washington reporting 51 inches of spring snowfall in 48 hours

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Mt. Baker in Washington reporting 51 inches of spring snowfall in 48 hours

Matt Lorelli
unofficialnetworks.com
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:33 UTC
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Just when everybody thought that winter was over, Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA picked up a casual 51″ of snow over the 48 hours! Baker is describing the conditions as one of "the all time best April storms".

Mt. Baker is still boasting a 198″ snow base, and it just keeps on snowing. The ski area has unofficially totaled 551″ as of April 4th.

We're wishing all of you fortunate to ski/ride this spring storm the best! Have fun out there, friends.
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Record-setting cold snap hits Europe, stunning spring crops

Jason Samenow, Kasha Patel
Washington Post
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:01 UTC
Temperature difference from normal over Europe
© University of Maine Climate ReanalyzerTemperature difference from normal over Europe early on the morning of April 4.
A historically intense April cold snap has descended on Europe, with temperatures plummeting to 20 to 30 degrees (11 to 18 degrees Celsius) below normal. The record-breaking cold has triggered harsh frosts, shocking early-blooming plants and crops in several countries.

The unseasonably cold weather, which arrived over the weekend, follows warmer-than-normal temperatures in previous weeks that caused a rapid greening of flora — particularly in France's agricultural regions.

"It's still difficult to evaluate the [damage] caused by the frost, but orchards ('stone fruits' such as plum trees, apricot, cherry) and vineyards have been impacted," Jean-Marc Touzard, director of research at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), said in an email.
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Winter weather to continue in Switzerland this week after 50cms of spring snowfall


The Local (Switzerland)
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:31 UTC
A person walks their bike through the snow in the Swiss canton of Zurich.
© Robert RuggieroA person walks their bike through the snow in the Swiss canton of Zurich.
Swiss residents going through the latter stages of March, with its sunny skies and 'Sahara dust' would have been forgiven for thinking the time was right to put the winter jacket away.

However, winter-like weather is back in Switzerland, having swept across the country as March turned into April.

Around 50cm of snow fell on parts of Switzerland over the past few days, bringing with it unseasonably cold temperatures to wipe out the springlike weather of late March.

Swiss meteorological service MeteoNews reported that the snowfall brought welcome relief, particularly in central and lower Valais, in parts of Ticino and in most of Graubünden, cutting the risks of forest fires.

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