Category Snow Storm Alert

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 Snow Storm Strikes Athens, Istanbul, Turkey

An unusually cold storm will continue to impact the nations surrounding the eastern Mediterranean Sea, unloading rain, snow and strong winds.   The storm is responsible for unusual snowflakes in Athens, Greece, and causing snow to whiten Istanbul, Turkey.  …

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…

‘Historic’ ‘Record Breaking’ Snow Blizzard to Bomb Northeast, USA

“This is going to be a big one, historic,” Moore said. “There could be paralyzing, crippling blizzard conditions.” New York City area was placed under a 35-hour blizzard warning beginning Monday afternoon, with as much as 3 feet of snow…

Snowstorm brings as much 9 inches of snow to Pennsylvania, USA

Mother Nature dumped as much as 9 inches of snow on parts of Pennsylvania overnight, with the heaviest totals occurring in the center and eastern parts of the commonwealth.   The National Weather Service says 9 inches was reported in…