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Heavy snow has left thousands without power in New England and New York


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Sun, 18 Dec 2022 13:12 UTC
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Utility crews raced Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers across New England and New York after a powerful storm dumped 2 feet of snow in some places.

More than 160,000 customers in New England were in the dark as of the afternoon and another 20,000 were without power in New York as heavy snow brought tree limbs onto power lines, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks outages across the country.

Restoration efforts were complicated by snow still falling in some places, making travel dangerous. Doug Foley, Eversource president of electric operations in New Hampshire, said snow-covered roads were making it tough for workers to reach communities in order to assess damage and make repairs.

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Best of the Web: Niigata, southern Tohoku in Japan hit by record snowfalls - 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) deep


NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:25 UTC
People walk through wind and snow on Monday morning in Shibetsu, Hokkaido.
© The Yomiuri ShimbunPeople walk through wind and snow on Monday morning in Shibetsu, Hokkaido.
A strong cold snap has brought record snowfalls to Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan and the southern Tohoku region. Japan's Meteorological Agency warns that more snow is coming and advises people to be on high alert for traffic disruptions and other problems.

Weather officials said that as of 5 p.m. on Monday, the snow was about 2.2 meters deep in Ohkura Village, Yamagata Prefecture, and more than 1.8 meters deep in Niigata's Uonuma City.

Tadami Town in Fukushima Prefecture had a record 1.1 meters of snow during the 24 hours through Monday morning. The town's snow accumulation reached nearly 1.6 meters as of 5 p.m. on the day.

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Multiple stations in Madrid are forced to close due to flash flooding as Storm Efraín batters Spain

David Averre
Daily Mail
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:49 UTC
Madrid residents have filmed hundreds of
Madrid residents have filmed hundreds of videos showing how heavy rain has flooded numerous metro stations across the city.
Several metro stations in Madrid were forced to close yesterday after being flooded with waist-high water as Storm Efrain brought a sixth day of torrential rains.

Shocking video footage circulating on social media showed a pair of stations inundated by floodwater which gushed down the stairs and collected in the main concourse.

The Spanish State Meteorological agency AEMET reported on Monday that there could be up to 80 litres of rain in just 12 hours in some areas and more than 100 litres in 48 hours, after heavy rain had already battered the parts of the country on Saturday and Sunday.


Spain has seen some of its heaviest rainfall ever this year.
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Holy plow! Nearly 30 inches of snow in Finland, Minnesota and 27 in western Duluth after 3-day storm

John Myers
Duluth News Tribune
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:06 UTC
A Proctor resident uses a snowblower
© Wyatt Buckner / Duluth News TribuneA Proctor resident uses a snowblower to clear snow in front of his garage on First Avenue on Thursday morning.
An epic, three-day winter storm was winding down Thursday afternoon after leaving more than 2 feet of snow along the North Shore's highest hills, from western Duluth to Silver Bay and Finland.

The National Weather Service in Duluth allowed the blizzard warning for the North Shore to expire but is continuing a winter weather advisory for all of Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin until 6 p.m.

Only light accumulations are expected in most areas, but snow may linger into Saturday as the massive storm system continues to move slowly up north and east out of the region.

So far it's the eighth largest 48-hour snowstorm on record in Duluth and 14th largest total snowstorm.

After the snow ends, a blast of cold is expected going into the week before Christmas.

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Storm produced nearly 6 feet of snow in Alta, Utah - dangerous avalanche conditions exist

Bridger Beal-Cvetko
KSL.com
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:33 UTC
The Utah Avalanche Center issued a special
© Utah Avalanche CenterThe Utah Avalanche Center issued a special avalanche bulletin for dangerous conditions Friday.
Utah's most recent storm officially brought as much as 71 inches, or just shy of 6 feet, of snow by the Alta lifts between Sunday and Friday mornings, according to updated information from the National Weather Service.

Snowbird Resort added 56 inches, or more than 4½ feet of snow, as well. Many mountains received multiple feet of new snow.

And while multiple days of heavy snow this week may be good for Utah's snowpack, it's creating dangerous conditions for avalanches, even at lower elevations near parking lots and trailheads.

That's according to the Utah Avalanche Center, which issued a special avalanche bulletin for "unusually dangerous avalanche conditions" on Friday. The bulletin applies to slopes facing northwest through east at all elevations, "where triggering avalanches is likely." The advisory remains in place through the weekend.

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6 feet of snow hits pocket of Colorado, 12-foot-tall drifts reported elsewhere after 2-day blizzard

Spencer McKee
Out There Colorado
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:59 UTC
Snow drifts near the Interstate 76 Iliff exit on December 16, 2022
© Dakota McGeeSnow drifts near the Interstate 76 Iliff exit on December 16, 2022
Mapping from the National Weather Service shows big totals across the state following a blizzard that hit Colorado this week, between December 12 and 14.

While totals in the range of six to 12 inches were reported in the northeast, wind gusts created massive snow drifts and made travel very difficult. In some cases, drifts up to 12 feet deep were reported.

Meanwhile, the northern and southwest mountains got the deepest snow totals. In a very small pocket of the San Juans, near Silverton, more than 72 inches of snow was reported to have fallen between December 12 at 5 PM and December 14 at 5 PM. Around that tiny pocket, totals of 48 inches or more were reported. Elsewhere, some parts of the northern mountains got more than two feet during the same period.

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Moment lightning strikes near nursing home as storms hit Louisiana


The Independent (UK)
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 10:31 UTC
The lighting struck just outside a nursing home amid severe weather.
© St. John the Baptist Sheriff's OfficeThe lighting struck just outside a nursing home amid severe weather.
A dramatic lightning strike that hit close to a nursing home and a church was captured from the CCTV camera of a communications tower.

The video - filmed on December 15 - shows numerous strikes hitting the area in slow-motion in Louisiana, USA.

The area has been victim to a wave of bad weather recently with warnings of a tornadic thunderstorm.

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Best of the Web: Three killed in Louisiana as dozens of tornadoes tear across southern US

Louise Boyle
The Independent (UK)
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:38 UTC
Debris is piled up following severe weather
© Jake Bleiberg/APDebris is piled up following severe weather Wednesday in Keithville, Louisiana.
Three people are dead in Louisiana after tornadoes tore across the American South, destroying families' homes in the midst of holiday preparations.

The storm system which had spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was expected to peter out on Thursday. But not before it exacted devastation on a number of communities where some homes were blown to pieces and residents hospitalized.

Nikolus Little, aged eight, was found dead in Keithville, Louisiana, on Tuesday after a tornado touched down, the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office reported.

The child's body was discovered in a wooded area of the Pecan Farms subdivision where his home had been destroyed. His mother, Yoshiko A. Smith, 30, was initially missing but her body was later found by sheriff's deputies under debris and one street over from her demolished home.

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Lightning strike kills 4 people in Malawi

Martha Chikoti
Malawi24
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:51 UTC
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Three family members and an unidentified man have died after being struck by lightning in Zomba district.

Deputy Publicist for Zomba Police Station Surgeant Aaron Chilala said the incident happened on Wednesday around noon hours at Namalima Village in Traditional Authority Ngwerelo in the district.

Chilala identified the family members as Luckson William, 30, Patricia Simon (age not advised) and a 10-month-old girl, Leticia Kondwani, who is daughter to Patricia Simon.

He added that it is reported that the four who were coming from unknown destinations met their fate as they sheltered in an abandoned and dilapidated barber shop within the village.
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Namibia - Floods in Windhoek after 3 months' worth of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:50 UTC
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Flooding damaged buildings and swept away vehicles in the city of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, on 15 December 2022 after 3 months' worth of rain fell in 24 hours.

Several buildings were damaged, including a Police Station in Otjomuise and the Wernhill Park shopping centre. Dozens of cars parked in the shopping centre were flooded.

Local media reported fast-flowing rivers have caused havoc in the suburbs and informal areas of the city.

Videos shared on Social Media showed a man in raging flood waters clinging to a tree. Several vehicles were reported swept away by flooding rivers or trapped in river beds.

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