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2-day snow totals for blizzard in Michigan's Upper Peninsula were record-setting with over 2 feet reported

Tanda Gmiter
MLive
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:33 UTC
Some areas in the northern tier of the Upper Peninsula saw close to 30 feet of snow between Sunday and Monday.Graphic provided by the National Weather Service
Some areas in the northern tier of the Upper Peninsula saw close to 30 feet of snow between Sunday and Monday.Graphic provided by the National Weather Service
The inch-counts have been tallied and the bragging rights have been secured after the latest Upper Peninsula blizzard. The National Weather Service team in Marquette today released the two-day snow totals from the severe winter storm that started on Sunday and lasted through Monday.

It brought feet of snow to parts of the U.P., and that snow was whipped around by wind gusts topping 70 mph in some areas.

"The most recent blizzard hit the U.P. hard, with much of the U.P. seeing a foot or more of snow and some locations in Marquette County seeing over 2 feet of snow!" the NWS meteorologists in Marquette said today.

The area where the NWS office is located clocked 28.6 inches of snow. "At our office in Negaunee Township, this reached the Top 10 of two-day snow totals since 1961."

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Bus swept away by flash flood in Shindand, Afghanistan - 3 passengers killed

Binyamin Barez
pajhwok.com
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:11 UTC
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Security forces have rescued passengers from a bus after it was swept away by floodwaters in Shindand district of western Herat province on Tuesday.

In a statement, the 207 Al-Farouq Army Corps in western Afghanistan said that at around 3:00 a.m. today, a 580-model passenger bus in the Azizabad area of Shindand district was hit by flash floods, causing it to veer off the road and overturn into a water basin.

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Floods, blizzard leave 4 killed, 9 missing across Iran


Bernama.com
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:36 UTC
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Floods and blizzard left at least four people dead and nine others missing across Iran over the past two days, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on Monday, reported Xinhua.

In a statement published on its website, the IRCS said the victims were from the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan and the southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.

It said that of those missing, eight were in the southwestern province of Khuzestan and one in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, adding that its rescuers were using all available capacities to find them.

Heavy rainfall and snow have swept through more than 20 Iranian provinces since Sunday, causing floods and the blockage of intercity roads.


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Heavy storm lashes Israel, flooding cities and uprooting trees

Yair Kraus, Eitan Glikman, Lior El-Hai, Sivan Hilaie
ynetnews.com
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:36 UTC
Heavy flooding in Haifa
© United Hatzalah CarmelHeavy flooding in Haifa
Torrential rain and stormy weather caused flooding and uprooted trees across northern and central Israel on Monday, with intense downpours recorded from Haifa to the Sea of Galilee and strong winds buffeting much of the country.

In the coastal city of Haifa, water surged in streets, turning some into rushing streams, and in Herzliya a tree fell onto a passing car. The driver was unhurt and did not require medical attention, said Magen David Adom paramedic Nir Keisar. "We arrived to find the vehicle in the middle of the road with the tree on top," he said. "The driver said it fell as he was driving. It was a miracle he was not injured."

Trees also came down in the northern city of Acre and in the moshav Matzliah. In the northern city of Karmiel, residents reported heavy hail.

A man in his 60s was seriously injured in Tel Aviv on Monday after a balcony collapsed on top of him. Magen David Adom paramedic Simcha Simanduyev and EMT Shimon Peresh said: "He was lying on the sidewalk near the building, semi-conscious and surrounded by rubble. He suffered multi-system trauma." The man was evacuated to the city's Sourasky Medical Center.

Comment: Related: Heavy rains flood thousands of tents sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza

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Moment 1 of 3 waterspouts smashes Mazarrón, Spain damaging pleasure boats & sending restaurant furniture flying

Will Miller, Natalia Penza
The Sun (UK)
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:41 UTC
Terrified onlooker ran to safety as debris flew past their heads
© SolarpixTerrified onlooker ran to safety as debris flew past their heads
The crazy conditions have already claimed the lives of several individuals

This is the terrifying moment a waterspout tornado rips through boats moored at a port in a Spanish holiday hotspot.

Footage shows the twister tearing into several vessels in the Costa Calida resort of Mazarron, in the south-eastern region of Murcia.

Bar and restaurant terraces were also caught up in the destruction, as debris was hurled through the air.

Terrified onlookers can be heard screaming while yacht parts spin violently overhead.

Others - including British tourists - are seen making a frantic dash for safety.

Fortunately, early reports suggest no one was injured.


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Related: Heavy downpours leave several streets flooded and lead to numerous emergency incidents in Marbella, Spain

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Heavy downpours leave several streets flooded and lead to numerous emergency incidents in Marbella, Spain

José Carlos García
surinenglish.com
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:29 UTC
A driver takes a roundabout on Avenida Picasso in San Pedro.
© JoseleA driver takes a roundabout on Avenida Picasso in San Pedro.
The heavy rain that fell on Marbella this Saturday afternoon has left several streets of the Costa del Sol resort flooded and has caused numerous incidents, according to information gathered by SUR

There have been large pools of water in areas such as the Ashmawi roundabout and the Marina, while the emergency services have had to attend to several incidents in Puerto Banús due to water damage.

Likewise, according to sources consulted by SUR, several trees have fallen, as well as small branches on streets and roads, although without causing personal injury. There has been damage to some premises, such as the Dolce Mía beach bar.

Earlier today, videos captured the moment the San Pedro to Ronda road was hit by a major hailstorm which made it almost impassable to drivers

In view of the adverse weather conditions, Marbella town hall closed sports facilities this afternoon and has appealed to residents to be cautious, asking them to avoid unnecessary journeys, not to cross flood areas or river or stream beds and to follow the instructions of the emergency services.

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California's Sierra Nevada hit with Christmas Day snowstorm - up to 4 feet, 6 inches dumped


The Weather Channel
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:57 UTC
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A winter storm dumped more than four and a half feet of snow on parts of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range on Christmas.

While the massive storm shutdown I-80, local ski resorts are busy getting the slopes ready.

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Heavy rains drench Southern California, spawn flash flooding, mud flows - 8 inches of rainfall in 9 hours

Steve Gorman
Reuters
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:31 UTC
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Torrential rains unleashed widespread flash flooding and mud flows across Southern California on Wednesday, as authorities warned motorists to stay off roads while urging residents in flood zones to evacuate or shelter in place.

In the rain-soaked mountain resort of Wrightwood, east of Los Angeles, emergency crews spent much of the day answering dozens of rescue calls and pulling drivers to safety from submerged vehicles, San Bernardino County Fire Department spokesperson Christopher Prater said.

No casualties were reported as of Wednesday night, according to Prater.

Aerial video footage posted online by the fire department showed rivers of mud coursing through inundated cabin neighborhoods.

Downpours measuring an inch (2.54 cm) or more of rain an hour in some areas were spawned by the region's latest atmospheric storm, a vast airborne current of dense moisture siphoned from the Pacific and swept inland over the greater Los Angeles area.

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N. America & Canada Christmas snow roundup - 4 feet of snowfall in 48 hours

Nick Russill
snow-forecast.com
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:09 UTC
Kicking Horse, December 20th
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North America Overview

It's been a week of improvements across North America in almost all regions. The big change for the better is currently underway along the Pacific coast. It's the first of a series of storms set to continue over the next few days, which will hopefully bring snow rather than rain to lower elevations right down to California, and potentially five feet or more of it for some, really transforming conditions from the almost snowless state up to now.

Resorts have started opening and reporting up to 48 inches in 48 hours, so it's looking promising initially. Not so much will make its way to the Rockies, but things are slowly improving here too on the US side of the border, whilst on the Canadian side, up to a metre more snowfall has been reported, so steep and deep terrain is go. On the East Coast, a warm weather blip ended last week, but it's been back to mostly cold and snowy since.

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Surprise hailstorm hits Malaga, Spain turning beaches white on Christmas Eve - waterspout also seen

Enrique Miranda / Eugenio Cabezas
surinenglish.com
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:16 UTC
The hailstorm in Rincón de la Victoria.
© Antonio OrtínThe hailstorm in Rincón de la Victoria.
It's not quite a white Christmas, but it's probably as close as you can get in several places on the eastern Costa del Sol in Malaga province today. A storm that deposited hail stones surprised many residents during the afternoon of this Wednesday 24 December, Christmas Eve. Just after 1.30pm hours, a heavy rain and hail storm surprised residents of the Axarquia area, in towns such as Rincón de la Victoria, Vélez-Málaga, Benajarafe and Cajiz and also in inland villages such as Almáchar and El Borge.

A waterspout was even clearly visible near Chilches, captured on video by Lui G. Marín while he was with his family. "It surprised us. We were watching the hail and we weren't expecting it. We saw it moving from one place to another across the sea, but it didn't touch land," he told SUR.

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