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Snowfall in February averaged 22.5 inches across Iowa, a new record

O. Kay Henderson
RadioIowa
Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:02 UTC
SNOW
Mother Nature set a new record for Iowa in February.

"The preliminary numbers have us at 22.5 inches of snow, averaging across the state, which would break the record set in 1962," State Climatologist Justin Glisan announced this morning.

Having nearly two feet of snow fall in Iowa in February is not normal.

"In a given February, we typically get 6.8 inches over the 30 year average, so — yes — it's a lot more snow than we tend to get," Glisan told Radio Iowa.
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February snowfall records broken in the US Upper Midwest

Mace Michaels
Weather Nation
Sat, 02 Mar 2019 14:24 UTC
record-breaking snow, Minneapolis
Record-breaking snow, Minneapolis
Storm after storm over the last month produced record snowfall across the Upper Midwest.

In Minneapolis, it was the snowiest month since 1991 and now is the 4th snowiest month on record.

The February record was shattered with 39.0″ (previous record was 26.5″ from 1962).
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Roof of dining hall collapses under heavy snow in Oconto County, Wisconsin

Nina Sparano
nbc26.com
Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:16 UTC
ROOF COLLAPSE
A Boy Scout dining hall is flattened due to heavy snow. It happened in Oconto county at the Bear Paw Scout Camp. The heavy snow was too much for roof to bear.

Video was rolling just before the roof caved in. Thankfully no one was inside when the building caved in. No one was hurt.

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Biggest February snowstorm in 118 years hammers Central Oregon

Julia Shumway
Bend Bulletin
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:06 UTC
Seven-year-old Cole Ruff works on digging a snow fort in a large pile of snow after his father shoveled their driveway Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photo)
© Ryan BrenneckeSeven-year-old Cole Ruff works on digging a snow fort in a large pile of snow after his father shoveled their driveway Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.
Schools, government offices and the Redmond Airport all closed Monday as more than a foot of snow blanketed Bend in the biggest February snowstorm to hit Central Oregon in at least 118 years.

Between 13 and 16 inches of snow had fallen on Bend by midday, with close to 20 inches near La Pine, said Marc Austin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pendleton. More snow continued to fall throughout the day but began to taper off late in the afternoon.

"Conditions are still going to stay pretty nasty even though it might not be snowing," Austin said.

A one-day snow total — from 7 a.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday — of 12.5 inches set a new record in Bend as the highest February total since the agency started tracking it in 1901. The previous record was 12 inches, on Feb. 18, 1953.
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Snowflake Cold

Ice Age Farmer Report: "The destruction is unprecedented." - Grand Solar Minimum - Zombie Deer


Ice Age Farmer
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 20:51 UTC
Seven-year-old Cole Ruff works on digging a snow fort in a large pile of snow after his father shoveled their driveway Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photo)
© Ryan BrenneckeSeven-year-old Cole Ruff works on digging a snow fort in a large pile of snow after his father shoveled their driveway Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.

Modern agriculture is faltering as the climate changes. From crop losses to Zombie deer, Christian breaks it down.


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Snowflake

Mt. Shasta Ski Park in California reopens after receiving over 70" of snow in 48 hours

Haleigh Pike
krcrtv.com
Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:41 UTC
A view of Mt. Shasta Ski Park on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019.
© Mt. Shasta Ski ParkA view of Mt. Shasta Ski Park on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019.
Mt. Shasta Ski Park is reopening Thursday after being closed for two days due to heavy snowfall.

The park said they saw over 70-inches of snow at the park over a 48 hour time period, burying their ski lifts and causing power fluctuations.

The park is advising all snowboarders and skiers to stay on the groomed runs due to hazardous conditions and bottomless powder.

To keep up-to-date on the conditions at the park, click here.
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Snowflake

Snowplow driver at South Lake Tahoe, California finds woman alive inside car buried in snow

Amanda Jackson
CNN
Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:30 UTC
This was the back of the car the snowplow driver hit.
This was the back of the car the snowplow driver hit.
It was just an ordinary day for a snowplow driver in California, until he struck a car buried in snow -- then his day turned into a rescue mission.

On February 17, the driver was clearing the snow-covered roads of South Lake Tahoe when he struck the back of a car that was illegally parked on the street. The driver contacted police to start the process of getting the vehicle towed out of the way, but as police and the driver started to dig out the car, to their surprise, a woman stuck her hand out of the car window waving for help.

She said she had been there four to five hours, but the amount of snow covering her car led officials to believe she possibly was there longer.
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147 inches of snow in Caribou, Maine, and counting

Sabrina Schnur
Boston Globe
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:05 UTC
“Several office windows at NWS Caribou are covered in deep snow and drifts,” the National Weather service wrote. “This is a common view looking out windows in Northern Maine.”
© NWS CARIBOU“Several office windows at NWS Caribou are covered in deep snow and drifts,” the National Weather service wrote. “This is a common view looking out windows in Northern Maine.”
Bostonians missing a lot of snow may need to plan a vacation to Caribou, Maine, where 147 inches have fallen so far this season, according to the National Weather Service.

Meteorologist Mark Bloomer said this is way above the average, which is 81 inches for the end of February, and they're tracking a few storms this weekend and early next week.

The record snowfall was set in 2008 at 197.5 inches, Bloomer said.

The windchills and hours of snow drifts Tuesday night helped make the 8- to 10-foot snow walls in the parking lot of the Caribou National Weather Service headquarters, Bloomer said.
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Sierra ski resort hits 300 inches of snowfall in February, and that smashed monthly records

David Caraccio
The Sacramento Bee
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:03 UTC
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
© Richard HurnSquaw Valley Alpine Meadows
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Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort hit 300 inches of snowfall for February, smashing monthly records at the Lake Tahoe area ski resort.

Squaw Valley came away from the most recent storm with 42 inches in 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service. The mountain smashed the previous February record by more than 100 inches, the resort reported, and the record for most snow in any month by 18 inches. Even more snow may fall before the month is out on Thursday.

As far as the two-day snowfall totals go, Boreal ski resort saw the most accumulation with 55 inches over two days, followed by 54 inches at Sugar Bowl, according to the National Weather Service.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Winds across our Earth have shifted


Adapt 2030
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:56 UTC
Himawari-8 infrared image of Super Typhoon Wutien at 2:10 am EST Monday, February 25, 2019.
© NOAA/RAMMB.Himawari-8 infrared image of Super Typhoon Wutip taken at 2:10 am EST Monday, February 25, 2019. At the time, Wutip was a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds--the first Northern Hemisphere Category 5 tropical cyclone on record in February.
It is apparent with the increased wind speeds across the Northern Hemisphere that there has been a shift in Earth's jet streams, cloud cells and atmosphere. Looking at 171 mph winds on Mt Washington, world record commercial flight times as tail winds propel jets to hyper-sonic speeds, Norway 120 mph winds, Iceland 120 mph winds, Croatia 120 mph winds, fish blown from the sea in Malta and Sicily, huge waves in Sicily, never before seen cloud formations in Romania and first ever super typhoon in the Pacific in February all in the last week.


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