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Winter storm dumps over 9 inches of snow on Boise, Idaho

DarinOswald
Idaho Statesman
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:40 UTC
People walking through the snow in downtown Boise
People walking through the snow in downtown Boise

Winter arrives in the Treasure Valley with a vengeance, dumping over nine inches of snow on everything. The snow set the stage for a February snow day complete with show shoveling, hazardous roads, and a trip to favorite sledding hills.

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Snow and ice blanket US north-west, leaving hundreds of thousands without power - ice-laden trees fall on power lines


The Guardian
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:10 UTC
People walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego,
© Gillian FlaccusPeople walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The tree fell during an ice and snowstorm that left hundreds of thousands of people without power and disrupted travel across the Pacific Northwest region.
A winter storm blanketed the Pacific north-west with ice and snow on Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and disrupting travel across the region.

Freezing rain left roads, power lines and trees coated in ice in the Portland, Oregon, region, and by Saturday morning more than 270,000 had lost power. The extreme conditions, loss of power and transportation problems prompted Oregon governor Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency.

"Crews are out in full force now and are coordinating with local emergency response teams on communications for emergency services, such as warming centers," Brown said. "I'm committed to making state resources available to ensure crews have the resources they need on the ground."

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Pair of avalanches kill 3 mountain climbers in Slovenia


citynews1130.com
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:26 UTC
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Two avalanches in Slovenia killed three mountain climbers and injured three more people Saturday, authorities said.

The avalanches happened in the area of Kamnik-Savinja Alps, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, said the Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief.

Police said four climbers were in the area of Mt. Storzic when the first avalanche killed two on the spot and buried the other two up to their waists.

The second avalanche struck during the rescue operation some some three hours later, killing another climber and seriously injuring the other. Two rescuers were also injured, one seriously, police said.

Police said the four climbers were the only ones in the area. Authorities issued an avalanche alert and warned against climbing during an ongoing spate of extremely cold and windy weather.

Source: AP
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Cold front Medea brings snow to northern Greece

Anna Wichmann
Greek Reporter
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:37 UTC
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© Greek Reporter
After a period of unseasonably warm weather across the country, the cold front "Medea" brought frigid temperatures and snowfall to northern Greece on Saturday.

Currently, snowfall and ice-cold temperatures have been recorded across Northern Greece, particularly in Florina, Kozani, Kastoria, Kavala, Katerini, and Thessaloniki.

The cold front will continue through the weekend, with more snowfall and frigid weather expected in Athens and the rest of the country on Monday.

Along with low temperatures and snowfall, meteorologists also predict that Medea will bring about strong thunderstorms around Greece late Saturday through Sunday.

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"Extreme freeze" - Record low February temperatures across the UK

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:46 UTC
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Records fall, not just for the day, but for the entire month of February. Some records broken by "quite some way".
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Fifteen weather stations across the UK recorded their lowest temperatures ever for February overnight on Wednesday, according to the Met Office.

The forecaster's station in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded a temperature of minus 23C, the lowest in the UK since 1995.

And the "extreme freeze" also saw the mercury plummet in areas in the Scottish Highlands, such as Kinbrace and Strathallan, to minus 21.3C and minus 18.2C respectively.
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Russia's capital Moscow hit with the worst snowfall in decades


RT
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:59 UTC
Moscow snow
© Sputnik/ Yevgeniy Biyatov
The Russian capital has been hit with the worst snowfall in decades, with freak weather disrupting air travel and bringing traffic to a halt. Several people have been injured as a result of roofs collapsing in Moscow Region.

The adverse weather befell the city and its surrounding region on Friday, and snow continued falling for two straight days. A snowfall this intense hasn't been registered in the city for some 50 years, with the current record dating back to 1973.

The mountains of snow resulted in the closure of multiple roads across the city overnight.


Comment: Meanwhile a major winter storm impacted the Pacific Northwest. A total of 11.1 inches of snow fell in Seattle between February 12-13. the daily snowfall for February 13 is 8.9 inches making it the snowiest day in Seattle in 52 years!



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Skier killed, others injured in avalanches near Blackcomb Glacier, British Columbia


CTV News
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:22 UTC
One dead, two injured in avalanche
One dead, two injured in avalanche
A skier is dead and two others are injured after getting caught up in backcountry avalanches Friday afternoon.

Authorities initially said an avalanche struck around 3:20 p.m. in the Poop Chutes area, sweeping up at least four skiers, one of whom was not hurt.

Mounties later clarified that there were actually two avalanches. The one in the Poop Chutes area involved three skiers, while the other was on Spierhead Glacier and seriously injured one person.

Members of the Whistler RCMP detachment, Whistler Blackcomb ski patrol and Blackcomb Helicopters were dispatched to the area with avalanche technicians and search dogs to check for other victims.

Anyone who knows of a skier or snowboarder who was nearby and is "overdue" should contact Whistler RCMP, authorities said.
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41 record lows set in Alberta, as Britain suffers -22.9C (-9.2F)

Cap Allon
Electroverse.net
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:28 UTC
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Extreme cold has been gripping our planet for the past few months, driving its average temperature down (UAH) and the NH snow mass up (FMI).

41 RECORD LOWS SET IN ALBERTA

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says 15 new record lows were set in Alberta on Monday alone due to an "unseasonably cold" arctic ridge of high pressure.

These are in addition to the 26 new lows set over the weekend.

As reported by globalnews.ca, of the 15 communities with new record lows on Monday, the coldest was in Red Deer, which saw its thermometers sink to -43.9C (-47F) and bust the city's previous record of -40.6C (-41F), set back in 1936 (solar minimum of cycle 16).

Below is a full list of Monday's fallen low temperature records (courtesy of ECCC and globalnews.ca):
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The Northern Hemisphere's Big Freeze

Cap Allon
Electroverse.net
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:19 UTC
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Low temperatures records have been tumbling across the planet of late, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere — North America, Europe, and Asia have each logged thousands of new cold records this winter, and now the situation looks set to intensify even further...

Latest GFS runs show a hemisphere-wide hyperborean invasion starting now and running all of next week, with brutal Arctic air masses occupying the majority of the mid-latitudes by Monday, Feb. 15.

The below graphic is the forecast for Wednesday, Feb. 17:
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Italian has to wade through FIVE-FEET high snow to leave his house

Chris Jewers
Daily Mail
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:07 UTC
Marco Malcangi wanted to take advantage of the recent snow fall and do some powder skiing, but found he was snowed in and needed to wade through five-foot snow to leave his home
Marco Malcangi wanted to take advantage of the recent snow fall and do some powder skiing, but found he was snowed in and needed to wade through five-foot snow to leave his home
An Italian man had to wade through five-feet high snow just to leave his house after large parts of central and northern Europe were blanketed.

Marco Malcangi said he wanted to take advantage of the recent snow fall and do some powder skiing.

But the 22-year-old got more than he bargained for as he was greeted with snow that was five feet deep where he was staying in Valle d'Aosta, in the Italian alps.

In a video shared by the Italian, only his head and shoulders are visible as he wades through the snow towards the camera, with his home in the background.

Wearing a large red ski jacket, goggles, mittens and a winter hat with a GoPro mounted on top, he is seen using his ski poles to help fight through the snow.

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