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Snow unexpectedly fell in the four departments, with the forecaster admitting it was "late" in the season
Since yesterday, the four departments have been on "orange alert" - the second-most severe level - for snow and ice, with the forecaster predicting that the conditions could make driving dangerous and difficult.
The late appearance of the snow - which Météo France called "heavy and settled" - is expected to have a significant impact on spring plants and vegetation, as well as road conditions, and any "fragile buildings".
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Cyclones are not typically found in this region because sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean are usually too cold. The oceanographic process known as upwelling tends to bring cold water up from the deep ocean along the Chilean coast. (Similar conditions prevail offshore from California in the northern hemisphere.)
Mustang, May 10
"The snow on the ground is as thick as half a foot. This is our first snowfall experience of snowfall in April/May,"said locals.
The construction of Beni-Jomsom-Korala road under the national pride project has been obstructed due to the snow.
© WEATHERZONEA blast of cold air from the Antarctic will hit Victoria on Thursday with a maxiumum temperature of just 13 degrees forecast for Melbourne.
© GLEN STUBBE / STAR TRIBUNE VIA APA Saint Paul Hotel doorman clears snow during a mid-April snowfall in Minneapolis. It was a cold, snowy month across the nation.
The evidence of a spring-deferred lay in a yellow layer on Thursday atop a Center City building.
Donald J. Dvorin, the region's official pollen counter, noticed it on the roof, above his office, where he collects samples to calculate the daily count. "We saw the pollen looking yellow," said Dvorin, a physician with the Asthma Center, a sure sign that "it's accumulating."
Since last week, the tree-pollen counts have been "extreme," the fallout from a particularly chilly April - around here and across the nation - that delayed the pollen season a good 10 days, he said.
Temperatures in the contiguous United States were 2.2 degrees below 20th century averages last month, making it the coldest April in 20 years, according to a government analysis released Tuesday.
Overall, it was the ninth-chilliest April in Pennsylvania in records dating to 1895, said the National Center for Environmental Information.
Pirpanjal Mountain received fresh snowfall on Mughal Road. Himachal Pradesh's Keylong also received massive snowfalls.
Roads were covered with a thick sheet of snow.
© Pail MadziakA winter storm hit Churchilll
The community was hit with significant snow over night and another five to 10 cm is expected throughout the day.
Environment Canada said winds could hit between 60 and 90 km/hr Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with visibility reduced to less than one kilometer.
Temperatures are expected to fall to -10 C in the afternoon with light snow and blowing snow continuing into Wednesday night.
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Thousands of dead fish have turned up at a lake northwest of Rocky Mountain House.
People with cabins along Crimson Lake said they started noticing the dead fish as the ice began to recede this spring.
"Crimson Lake has a history of 'winter kill' as a result of the shallow depth of the lake," Alberta Environment and Parks said in a statement.
