A major winter storm is currently barreling its way across the American mountain west dropping snow from the PNW down to Northern Arizona.
The bulk of the storm, at the time of writing this article, is dumping snow throughout Utah, Idaho, western Montana, and western Wyoming. The Sierras are the big winners racking up storm totals upwards of 60″.
The storm will continue to move east over the next day depositing leftovers in Colorado.
Let's take a look at the snow totals as reported by ski resorts across the west thus far to see if we can crown an unofficial winner of the storm.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 8, 2022 - The rain seems to have created a natural car wash in Los Angeles.
One person is dead after a significant storm brought heavy rain and flooding to Southern California.
The significant storm brought widespread impacts to the Golden State Tuesday and is expected to continue into Wednesday. Several inches of mountain snow and torrential rains are forecast throughout California.
Southern California saw record rainfall for multiple sites across the region Tuesday. In Sandberg, 3.62 inches of rain was recorded, breaking the old daily rainfall record of 0.43" set back in 2002.
According to Ontario officials, one person died, and several others were injured after they were swept downstream by floodwaters.
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Vehicles pass by a road during heavy rain.
Heavy rain was witnessed on separate areas across the UAE on Monday, while dust-stirring winds blew at 40 km/h.
Light rain started falling at 11:49am on Dibba in Fujairah, turning to heavy on Alhala, Al Bidya, Masafi-Dibba Road, Kadra, Asafni and other areas in Ras Al Khaimah.
While heavy rain and hail fell on Wahlah in Fujairah, medium to heavy rain fell on the Khatm Al Melaha in Sharjah, Hatta in Dubai and separate areas in Ajman.
A man and his daughter have died in Kitwe's Chantete Ward while his wife and two other children escaped with minor burns after they were struck by lightning.
The incident is reported to have happened after the family sought refuge in their home when it started raining.
The three survivors have since been discharged after being examined at the Kitwe Teaching hospital.
Kitwe Teaching Hospital Public Relations Officer Phoebe Chileya and Chantete ward Councilor David Phiri confirmed that the incident occurred on November 4, 2022.
Chileya disclosed that the two died on the spot. "I can confirm that two people were reported to have died on the spot while three who were admitted after sustaining minor burns as a result.
Tisdale resident Doug Tkachuk digs his cars out of the snow after the area received about 25cm of snow overnight on Saturday.
This weekend's snowstorm caused quite the ruckus in Central Saskatchewan communities, affecting businesses, sporting events and city streets.
According to online weather reports, North Battleford saw white-out like conditions where visibility was next to zero with 12-16 centimeters of snow and winds gusting up to 65 kilometers per hour. Elsewhere like La Ronge saw 19 cm with 54 km/h winds, while the west central part of the province experienced 16-20 cm with winds exceeding 60 km/h.
Melfort and surround areas saw nearly 25 cm of snow where winds gusted up to 60 km/h. In Tisdale, the wind and snow left people like Doug Tkachuk digging out eight-feet high snow drifts. His wife, Val said he has been working non-stop clearing snow since Saturday afternoon.
"There was probably two feet of snow on top of his vehicle," she said. "He went out a couple of times last night and when he came back in, he said, 'I'm going to wait til morning and I'll go out again' and when we woke up this morning we couldn't believe it. The snow was up to my waist."
The first winter storms of the season have been battering Greece since Saturday, causing streets to flood on Sunday as a result of the heavy rainfall.
The National Meteorological Service of Greece (EMY) renewed its emergency notice issued on Thursday as a severe weather system called "Eva" is causing hazardous weather conditions across most of Greece.
The severe weather is expected to last until Monday morning.
Until then, Civil Protection strongly recommends that citizens avoid unnecessary travel, and advises against attempting to cross any torrents, streams, or flooded roads, either on foot or in a vehicle.
Driving back to his North Everett home from Lynnwood on Friday night, Dan Laurence was reminded of a hurricane he experienced years before in Bermuda.
All the lights were out, leaves were swirling, and branches were flying through the air. When he and his wife got inside, it felt like the entire house was vibrating. On the bluff below, cedar trees were dancing around like "bed knobs and broomsticks," he said. "It was really pretty wild."
Peering into the darkness, they realized the wind had uprooted an 80-year-old elm tree in their neighbor's front yard.
"This huge root ball was sticking up and you could see that it was just gone," he said. "It was the healthiest and biggest elm in the neighborhood."
Similar scenes played out across Western Washington as fierce winds from the season's first major storm ripped through the region, cutting power to more than 300,000 customers from the Olympic Peninsula to the Cascade foothills.
Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding and power outages in Santo Domingo, as of late Nov. 4. Reports suggest that flooding has affected several homes, educational institutions, as well as public buildings. Juan Bosch metro station is reportedly flooded.
Several roads are impassable, and severe road transport disruptions are ongoing. Power outages have also been reported across the city. Emergency crews are responding to the situation.
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