Extreme Temperatures
S


Hardhat

Hail larger than softballs pummeled Cordoba, Argentina (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Matthew Cappucci
Washington Post
Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:18 UTC
Hail larger than softballs pummeled an Argentina city Thursday
Huge hail hit Cordoba, Argentina earlier this month
The hail started around 4:30 in the afternoon in Cordoba, Argentina. At first, it was "tiny and fun," but then it changed. Hailstones larger than tennis balls began to fall from the sky, eventually growing to mammoth size.

Victoria Druetta hurriedly snagged one giant stone that fell in her neighborhood of Carlos Paz, snapped a photo of it and placed it in her freezer.

"The hail lasted 20 minutes. It was kind of scary," Druetta recalled. "It hit and then exploded and then melted some. It was probably even bigger."
Read More...
Snowflake

Up to 1.5 meters of snow falls in central Japan (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)


KYODO News
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:11 UTC
snow
Heavy snow continues to bombard Fukui and neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan for the third day after havoc began Feb. 6, which left two people dead and left around 1,500 vehicles stranded on a main road at one point.

The line stretched for about 10 kilometers on Route 8 in Fukui Prefecture. About 900 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel were mobilized to remove snow, but many people were stuck for two nights in a row in their car.

Read More...
Snowflake Cold

Snowy howl: Fast moving arctic storm brings plunging temperatures, record seasonal snowfall totals in Montana

David Murray
Great Falls Tribune
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:47 UTC
Snow hits Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
Snow hits Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
A fast moving arctic cold front swept into central Montana Thursday morning bringing with it a dramatic drop in temperatures and near whiteout conditions along the Rocky Mountain Front.

"It is just reaching the Helena Valley now," meteorologist Christian Cassell said at noon on Thursday. "Down in that area they've had rain and temperatures in the 40s and they're going to see a 30-degree drop in an hour with flash freeze conditions. Wolf Creek's already plummeted into the teens from 46-degrees earlier."

Some areas extending south of Wolf Creek Canyon along Interstate 15 were reporting wind gusts of up to 30-miles-per-hour with near zero visibility.

"In addition to the flash freeze, which will occur in the next couple of hours ... the snow could become quite heavy at times," Cassell added. "Helena did just cancel their classes early today, and have canceled for tomorrow too."

Read More...
Snowflake Cold

Severe winter conditions grip Northern Hemisphere as globe cools

P Gosselin
No Tricks Zone
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:48 UTC
Snipers hold their position on the roof of a hotel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss Alps resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018
© Denis BalibouseSnipers hold their position on the roof of a hotel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss Alps resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018
Never mind the severe cold hitting the Super Bowl this year, or scientists lecturing us on global warming while their host resort Davos got buried in snow.

There's been a lot of cold gripping all over the northern hemisphere this winter - much more than many of us expected. Europe has also joined in on the freeze-fest as the harsh winter spreads across the old continent and even into Africa:

Cold is forecast to keep Europe shivering this week. Image cropped from wetter.online.de.
Cold is forecast to keep Europe shivering this week. Image cropped from wetter.online.de.
Read More...
Snowflake

Over a meter (3.5 feet) of snowfall in 3 days for the Pyrenees, France

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:27 UTC
snow
There's been heavy snowfall over the past few days in the Pyrenees leading to powder snow conditions.

The snow has been especially heavy on the French side of the southern European mountains, where resorts have reported up to 105cm (3.5 feet) of snowfall over the past three days.

It is still snowing today but the rest of the week is expected to be cold and sunny with great conditions.
Read More...
Snowflake

Erie in Pennsylvania has broken its all-time snow season record (UPDATE)

Linda Lam
The Weather Channel
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:22 UTC
This winter is the snowiest on record for Erie, Pennsylvania.
This winter is the snowiest on record for Erie, Pennsylvania.
The record for the snowiest season has been broken in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it's only early February.

This new record has been set because of Winter Storm Liam, which brought snow to the city on Wednesday.

As of 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, the season's snowfall total was 152.1 inches at Erie International Airport, more than 12 feet of snow. This breaks the previous snowiest season of 2000-01 which had 149.1 inches. Snowfall records date back to the 1931-32 winter season, according to the National Weather Service.
Read More...
Snowflake Cold

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Moscow all time record snow - Taiwan aftershocks & possible underwater eruption offshore (VIDEO)


Adapt 2030
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:36 UTC
Record snowfall in Moscow Feb 2018
A woman walks on Red Square after record snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Feb.5, 2018.
Aftershocks continue to shake Taiwan with a cold surge advisory. The quakes seem to be related to an unnamed volcano that erupted during the Dalton Minimum 13 miles off shore and directly at the area of the 6.4 damaging quake epicenter. Moscow all time record cold, with schools cancelling classes for the first time in 3 generations and one month of snow in 36 hours.


Comment: For related articles see also:

Read More...
Snowflake Cold

UK's big freeze could linger for another month, more snow and sleet is on the way

Georgia Diebelius
Metro.co.uk
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:19 UTC
UK snow feb 2018
© WittWooPhoto/ REX/ ShutterstockAs for this week, most of the country is set to be hit by flurries of snow, sleet and rain up to the weekend.
Grab your coats and scarves, people. This cold weather is going nowhere.

Or at least it's not for the next month.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Met Office forecaster Sophie Yeomans said the UK is looking at a prolonged winter this year - meaning this freezing spell isn't expected to clear up until March.

As for this week, most of the country is set to be hit by flurries of snow, sleet and rain up to the weekend.

And despite temperatures in Scotland dropping to -9.6C last night, central England and the Midlands are expected to be the lowest this evening.

We're talking lows of -4C and -5C in some countryside spots... So wrap up warm.
Read More...
Snowflake

Massive winter storm dumps over 30 cms (1 foot) of snow in 24 hours on parts of British Columbia (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Amy Judd
Global News
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:45 UTC
snow
A massive winter storm has hit parts of B.C. this week and it's not over yet.

More than 30 centimetres of snow has fallen in about 24 hours in areas such as Williams Lake, Quesnel, 100 Mile House, Prince George and Revelstoke.

Up to 50 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in these regions by Thursday, before the snow starts to taper off Thursday night.

Read More...
Snowflake

Paris grinds to a halt as snow blankets northern France


The Guardian
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:10 UTC
snow paris
© Gonzalo Fuentes/ReutersMen walk with skis on a snow-covered path near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, as the record-cloudiest winter continues in western Europe.
The Eiffel Tower turned away tourists on Tuesday as snow swept across northern France, causing traffic chaos in Paris during the French capital's first real dose of wintry weather this season.

The Meteo France weather service put the greater Paris region on alert for snow and black ice on roads, among 27 departments it expected to be on alert across the country until midday Wednesday.
paris snow
© Aurelien Meunier/Getty ImagesThe Arc de Triomphe as snow falls.
The weather caused major gridlock across the city, with more than 700km (430 miles) of traffic jams recorded at 7.30pm local time (1830 GMT) on Tuesday, local information service Sytadin said.

Paris bus services were cancelled on Tuesday evening, according to the RATP transport authority, and school transport would not run on Wednesday in several areas.
Read More...