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Snowflake Cold

Up to 40,000 New Yorkers may need to be relocated - freezing temperatures and more rain and wind from a 'nor'easter' storm

Mark Duell
Daily Mail
Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:42 UTC
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Up to 40,000 New Yorkers may need to be relocated as the city prepares for freezing temperatures and more rain and wind from a 'nor'easter' storm. It is expected to hit New York and New Jersey with gusts of up to 55mph by Wednesday. The strongest winds are forecast for Long Island, with 40mph more likely for New York City. There is also the chance of more beach erosion, coastal flooding and trees weakened by Superstorm Sandy being felled.

Up to four inches of rain is expected along with snowfall in more inland mountainous areas and a tidal storm surge of up to 5ft is possible, forecasters say. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said tens of thousands of people were in need of shelter, including 20,000 in public housing. Almost 2million people still have no power as cold weather sets in - a week after Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, killing at least 113 in the US.

Hundreds of thousands of commuters today faced tricky journeys into the city as public transport remained patchy. Rail service was reduced and the subway was at 80 per cent of its normal service. Most schools were due to reopen today, but some lacked power and others were being used as shelters.
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Cloud Precipitation

Blizzards sweep in leaving 6in blanket of white as heavy rain sparks flood warnings across Britain

Paul Bentley
Daily Mail
Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:27 UTC
  • Snow fell in the South and the West Country overnight, including in Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Devon
  • Heavy rain in parts of the South-East and East Anglia has led to flood warnings
  • Tomorrow will be the coldest Bonfire Night since daily records began 14 years ago
  • People have flocked to bet on a white Christmas; Ladbrokes have already slashed the odds
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    © SWNSRolling hills: The Met Office reported 'heavy snow' in places as up to an inch of snow settled by morning on higher ground in Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Devon.
    Your calendar may say November... but the weather seems to think otherwise.

    Blizzards swirled across the North East and snow blanketed parts of the West Country yesterday.

    A light scattering of snow was reported in Gloucestershire, an inch fell in Dorset, and up to six inches fell in Somerset in Bath, Frome, Midsomer Norton and the Mendip Hills, after temperatures plummeted on Saturday night.

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    © SWNS.comWinter's arrived: The snowfall was England's fifth in nine days amid an early winter - after snow in the East last Saturday, in the West on Thursday and the North on Friday and Saturday.
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    Snowflake

    Blizzards, freezing rain hit northern China


    Xinhua
    Sun, 04 Nov 2012 07:00 UTC
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    © Xinhua/Liu ChanglongTourists shelter from the sleet under umbrellas as as they walk near the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov. 4, 2012. The capital city had witnessed snowfall and sleet since Saturday night as cold current swept north China and dropped temperature.
    Beijing authorities released a citywide orange alert and regional red alert concerning blizzards early on Sunday morning as a cold spell swept across northern China.

    China has a four-tier color-coded snow warning system: red, orange, yellow and blue, red being the most serious.

    By 10 a.m. on Sunday, the capital had received an average daily precipitation of over 58 mm, a post-1951 record for the city during China's Nov.-March winter period, according to the Beijing Meteorological Center.

    In the Fenghuangling region of Haidian District, the snowfall has lasted for over 40 hours and brought the maximal precipitation to 96 mm.

    "With a complicated distribution of precipitation, this process is bringing greatly different effects to citizens living in various regions of such a a large city," said Sun Jisong, the center's chief forecaster.
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    Boat

    Floods threaten Eluru, Vijayawada, India


    The Hindu
    Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:15 UTC
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    © G.N. Rao A farmer at a flooded cotton field at Nelakondapally in Khammam district on Friday
    Long after it has crossed the coast, cyclone Nilam continues to make its impact felt as torrential rainfall under its influence threatens to inundate outlying areas of two cities - Vijayawada and Eluru - in Andhra Pradesh.

    Vijayawada received 17 cm of rain since Friday evening, constituting nearly 20 per cent of its annual rainfall. This has forced the authorities to suspend train and bus services.

    Flood waters entered Vidhyadharapuram, HB Colony and Kabela in Vijayawada. Although the rain had stopped, water did not recede as Budameru, a stream, was discharging 8,000 cusecs of water. Drains in Vijayawada that empty into Budameru were blocked due to silting. Municipal Commissioner G. Bhaskar said that many areas in One Town were inundated as garbage had blocked the drains.

    All the 70 gates of Prakasam Barrage across the Krishna were lifted and 49,000 cusecs of water was being discharged in the morning. The flow, however, came down to 29,000 cusecs by noon.
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    Ice Cube

    Powerful nor'easter winter storm bears down on US East Coast

    Michael Zennie
    Daily Mail
    Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:19 UTC
    The East Coast is still reeling from the devastation brought on by Superstorm Sandy. But as the mass clear-up begins, forecasters are already warning of a powerful new nor'easter storm front coming in from the Atlantic, bringing 45mph gusts of wind mixed with snow and rain.

    The beleaguered coast line is expected to face the storm from Tuesday to Thursday - potentially casting a shadow over Election Day. At least New York City and the surrounding area may escape a beating, as forecasters expect most of the severe weather will hit northern New England - meaning it should land hundreds of miles north from where Sandy reached the continent.
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    © AccuweatherNext week's weather: Another storm is likely to hit the East Coast next week - possible on Election Day
    However, New York and New Jersey can expect frigid winds and rain as hundreds of thousands remain without power and homeless.

    A nor'easter is a powerful storm that thrives on cold air. Severe nor'easters can bring hurricane-force winds and blizzards.
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    Cloud Precipitation

    Hurricane Sandy death toll reaches 74 in U.S.


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    Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:47 UTC
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    © Brian A. Pounds/The Connecticut Post via AP A man walks through floodwaters in the aftermath of Sandy in Milford, Conn.
    Power outages now stand at more than 5.6 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state. The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 74 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 5.6 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.

    CONNECTICUT

    Widespread damage to homes on Long Island Sound. Deaths: 3. Power outages: 378,000, down from a peak of more than 620,000.

    DELAWARE

    Some southern coastal areas remain underwater, but officials say the damage is far less than anticipated. Governor lifted state of emergency. Emergency shelters closed. Power outages: 1,700, down from more than 45,000.
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    Cloud Lightning

    Cyclone brings heavy rain, displaces 150,000 in southern India; 6 dead in India, Sri Lanka


    Washington Post
    Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:24 UTC
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    A tropical storm weakened Thursday after slamming into southern India, bringing heavy rain and a storm surge and displacing 150,000 people. Six deaths have been reported in India and Sri Lanka.

    Just before the storm made landfall Wednesday, an oil tanker with 37 crew ran aground off Chennai. One of its lifeboats capsized in the choppy waters, and one crewmember drowned, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

    On Thursday, two helicopters searched in the Bay of Bengal for the four missing crewmembers, said coast guard officer Gurdip Singh, adding that 32 crewmembers were rescued from the tanker.

    Andhra Pradesh state said two people died there when their homes collapsed due to heavy rain Wednesday night in Nellore and Chittoor districts, and PTI reported another death in Tamil Nadu state, a 46-year old man who slipped into the rough sea from a pier and drowned. Sri Lanka reported two deaths earlier from the cyclone.
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    Phoenix

    Hurricane Sandy causes devastating fires in Breezy Point, Queens

    James Barron
    The New York Times
    Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:18 UTC
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    © Mark Lennihan / Associated PressThis aerial photo shows the Breezy Point neighborhood in New York, where dozens of homes burned to the ground Monday as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
    The New York region began the daunting process on Tuesday of rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a storm that remade the landscape and rewrote the record books as it left behind a tableau of damage, destruction and grief.

    The toll - in lives disrupted or lost and communities washed out - was staggering. A rampaging fire reduced more than 100 houses to ash in Breezy Point, Queens. Explosions and downed power lines left the lower part of Manhattan and 90 percent of Long Island in the dark. The New York City subway system - a lifeline for millions - was paralyzed by flooded tunnels and was expect to remain silent for days.

    Accidents claimed more than 40 lives in the United States and Canada, including 22 in the city. Two boys - an 11-year-old Little League star and a 13-year-old friend - were killed when a 90-foot-tall tree smashed into the family room of a house in North Salem, N.Y. An off-duty police officer who led seven relatives, including a 15-month-old boy, to safety in the storm drowned when he went to check on the basement.
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    Snowflake

    Almost all of Switzerland covered in snow


    Zurich4u.com
    Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:29 UTC
    Dozens of road accidents were reported in the canton on Saturday evening following the heavy snowfall which has affected almost the whole of the country.

    As many of the deciduous trees still have their leaves, many trees have suffered under the weight of the snow and branches have broken off, some of them falling on to roads and blocking them. Woodland in both cantons of Basel is particularly affected, especially above 400 metres. The authorities there have advised people not to walk in woods, or even on the edge of them.

    The Zurich Cantonal Police have advised motorists to adapt their speed to the prevailing wintery conditions accordingly. They have reported a number of accidents caused by people still driving with summer tyres.

    Several accidents were reported in the canton of Schwyz, too, with the mountain road between Schindellegi and Sattel particularly badly affected.

    Nine accidents were reported in the canton of St Gallen, with the fire brigade busy clearing roads of fallen trees.

    The photograph shows an overturned car in Bonau in the neighbouring canton of Thurgau.
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    Snowflake

    Heavy snowfall in Hungary - Video


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    Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:25 UTC
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