Category Snowdrift Alert

Winter storm to strike Sierra, USA

The Sierra’s first winter storm of the season is expected to arrive this weekend.   The National Weather Service forecasts strong winds beginning Sunday afternoon around Lake Tahoe and the northern Sierra followed by rain and snow Sunday night into…

Gale force storm and more snowfall to strike Western and Northern Cape, South Africa

Winter is about to make its presence felt in the Western Cape and Southern parts of the Northern Cape as gale force winds, rain and snowfall as two cold fronts are expected to hit in succession over the next few…

Damaging snow storm knocks out power to hundreds of homes in Canterbury New Zealand

About 1400 Canterbury homes are facing a third night without power after a particularly nasty snow dump.   Contractors have spent the day trying to get the power back on, and while they have repaired dozens of lines, they haven’t…

Severe snow storms cuts power, closes roads and schools in New Zealand

Severe weather has closed roads and schools, cut power, disrupted flights and caused flooding in Otago, Southland and the West Coast. Methven out in the heavy snowfall. Photo: Twitter / @demileesinclair Temperatures plummeted as a deepening low moved across the…

Massive Polar Low Storm Brings Record Snowfall To Many Places In New Zealand

A massive storm far off the coast of New Zealand has left behind bitter cold weather in the country. Clear skies and calm weather from Marlborough to Wairarapa meant residents in central New Zealand experienced the worst of the cold…

Major winter storm blankets Boulder County, wreaks havoc on U.S. 36

Boulder County was blanketed Saturday by a blizzard that is anticipated to continue throughout Sunday and possibly leave the city with a total of up to 16 inches of snow.   As of 9 p.m. Saturday evening, Boulder had received…