Category Snowdrift Alert

Major Snow Storm To Strike Massachusetts, USA

A snow plow work its way up Rt. 202 in Ringoes cleaning up after a Nor’easter storm in 2014. The DOT sent six similar plows to help Massachusetts fight another snow storm. Tony Kurdzuk | NJ Advance Media for NJ..com…

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…