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12 Jan 2021 - Stranded train passengers received sandwiches. With video
Train passengers stuck since early Tuesday morning - got food from Långselehandlare. The train company was forced to evacuate the passengers in the afternoon.
In Långsele, the local trader Otto Lampinen has made sure that the stranded passengers on a train that is standing still now have something in their stomach.
Greenhouse tomatoes in Níjar
Agricultural producers and companies in the fruit and vegetable sector in the Spanish provinces of Almería and Granada are not having a moment of truce. Due to storm Filomena, record minimum temperatures are being recorded across Spain; also in the south. Rain and snow have been falling incessantly throughout the week and in these conditions, the crops won't reach the expected yields.
Production has dropped considerably and is taking a toll on many crops, including tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant and peppers. Prices are high due to the acute product shortage. In the current situation, there is no capacity to meet all the demand, not even that from contracts previously signed by the marketing companies.
Half a century has passed since temperature in Saudi Arabia's Asir region dropped below freezing. Apart from urban areas, white snow sheet covered hilly and desert areas as well.
The weather in Asir region is very cold due to snowfall and the temperature has fallen below -2 degrees Celsius.
However, Saudi citizens and foreigners have expressed joy and surprise because of snowfall.
Here are the snow depths recorded on Tuesday, January 12, by the general direction of meteorology:
Province of Ifrane:
Bakrite Kechla: 80 cm
Ifrane city: 75 cm
Ifrane-Aero: 40 cm
Michlifen: 70/65 cm
Azrou: 25 cm
Habri: 75/70 cm
Jbel hayane: 90/80 cm
Timhdit: 60cm
Dayet Aoua: 35 cm
Ain Leuh: 45 cm
The mercury in Ta Kwu Ling touched 0.9 degrees - the lowest in 33 years since its record began.
The observatory pointed to a phenomenon called "radiative cooling" for the plunge, while predicting temperatures to get warmer in the next few days before a reverse at the beginning of next week.
Radiation cooling is a maximum cooling of the ground which occurs under clear skies, light winds and dry conditions. In winter, a large temperature difference sometimes exists between the urban area and the New Territories.
Snow in Helsinki, Finland on Jan. 12
In southwestern Finland, some 4,000 households were without power, according to Finnish broadcaster YLE, with authorities saying that number could rise. In Sweden, electricity provider Eon said some 3,000 homes were affected and added that power outages may go on longer than usual because it may be too risky to send out maintenance workers.
The Swedish weather service said the snowfall, which had affected the northern part of Sweden over the past 24 hours, was still taking place but was slowing down.
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute reported snow depths of up to 60 centimeters (24 inches) in northern Sweden.
© Ronald W. Erdrich/Abilene Reporternow weighs down on an oak tree outside Brook Hollow Christian Church in Abilene, Texas Jan. 10, 2021.
Sunday, January 10, 2021, will go down in history for record snowfall for Central and North Texas. This winter storm was the second in just over a week to blanket the Lone Star State with wintry weather.
The forecast called for the heaviest snow from the Panhandle to Central Texas, and it was verified by Sunday evening with record snowfall for Austin and Waco.
Reports ranged from one to 9 inches from Central to North Texas. There were widespread 4 to 6-inch totals north of Austin to just south of Dallas. There were reports of even higher 6 to 9-inch totals south of I-20 and west of I-35.
Comment: Also from the above linked weathertoski.co.uk site: