Category Frost Alert

Mega Avalanche Kills At Least 100 With Dozens Still Missing in Afghanistan

“Worst avalanche the country has seen in 30 years” More than 100 people have been killed in avalanches triggered by two days of heavy snowfall in Afghanistan.   Rescuers have been battling treacherous conditions in their attempts to reach those…

SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA

***EXTREME ALERT*** SEVERE ARCTIC BLAST TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF EASTERN USA   THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT POWER   DEATH RATE WILL START TO RISE ***BE ALERT & SAFE***

Winter Storm Warning In Effect in western Maryland and the Baltimore metro area, USA

A winter storm warning was in effect in western Maryland and the Baltimore metro area. A winter weather advisory is in effect for southern Maryland and the upper Eastern Shore.    Snow started falling late Saturday morning and will continue…

State Of Emergency Declared by Tennessee and Kentucky (USA)

Tennessee declared a state of emergency Monday night as more than 55,000 residents were without power across the state, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.   A number of counties are also requesting state assistance with their responses. Roane…

Major Snow Storm ‘Yohan’ Batters Lebanon

Tuesday night into Wednesday, with rain, snow and gale-force winds causing massive disruption to the country’s roads and services.   The Meteorological Department at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport said that the temperature would continue to drop Wednesday, with wind…

Major winter storm strikes Newfoundland, Canada

School closures and flight cancellations are piling up in eastern Newfoundland as a major winter storm has moved in from the Grand Banks.   Environment Canada says up to 40 centimetres of snow will be whipped up by winds gusting…

Historic snow smashes record after record in Boston, USA

When the governor of Massachusetts and the mayor of Boston both refer to the recent snowfall as “historic,” they are not kidding, writes Storm Team 5 meteorologist Mike Wankum.   We are smashing records nearly every hour.   The 23.1…

Mega snowstorm lasting days bears down on New England, USA

As more flakes fell on winter-weary New England and forecasters predicted several days of heavy snowfall, all Michelle Currie could do was post on her Facebook page a photo of a weather map showing up to 18 inches of fresh…

Extreme Winter Storm Continues To Batter Atlantic Canada

A harsh winter storm continued to batter Atlantic Canada on Friday, wreaking havoc on the roads and shuttering schools.   Western Newfoundland was under a winter storm warning and most schools in the region were closed.   Weather conditions caused…

Winter storm causing havoc in Southern Europe

A winter storm centred over Mallorca has brought snow, wind and rain, causing widespread disruption across southern Europe.   Thirty three of Spain’s 50 provinces were hit by the fresh wave of bitterly cold weather on Thursday.   Police and…