Category Snow Storm Alert

Major snow storm causes tens of thousands of people to be without power in South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, USA

An early season snow is combining with gusty winds to cause power outages, road closures and other adverse impacts across the South.   At the peak of the snow, tens of thousands of people were without power in South Carolina,…

Powerful storm brings record snow to Southeast before it slams into New England, USA

A powerful early season winter storm dumped nearly two feet of snow in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina on Saturday, a day after it flooded Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive by whipping up 22-foot waves on Lake Michigan. And…

Freak Snow Storm, Flooding, Damaging Gales Hits New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales in Australia has been hit by a freak snow storm leaving thousands of people without power and motorists stranded in floodwater. Gale-force winds whipped up surf with six-metre waves off the coast of Sydney, while all flights in…

Severe snowstorm and avalanche has killed 20 trekkers and guides in Nepal’s Himalayas

Severe weather triggered by the tail end of Cyclone Hudhud, which battered neighbouring India’s east coast, hit trekking groups on the Annapurna circuit as well as mountaineers trying to scale the avalanche-prone Mount Dhaulagiri in central Nepal on Tuesday.  …

Freak September snowstorm causes havoc with major power outages in Calgary, Canada

More power outages expected as snow-laden trees continue to fall around the city Thousands of Calgary homes and businesses are still without power after a freak September snowstorm blanketed the city, and officials are expecting some Calgarians will have no…

Severe snow storm brings chaos to parts of New Zealand

Widespread snow to low levels in the south, on top of copious rain, is making conditions miserable for farmers and stock, especially dairy farmers who have started calving.   Snow and southerly winds buffeted Otago and Southland through Thursday night…

Severe winds causes mayhem and now a severe snow storm is on the way for parts of New Zealand

Southland Civil Defence is urging people not to travel in the region tonight because of an incoming snowstorm. Snow is expected to be heaviest across eastern Southland, and Emergency Management Southland manager Neil Cruickshank says unless travel is urgent people…