Category Winter Storm Alert

Major snowstorm causes widespread power outages in Alaska

Thousands of Alaska residents are without power after a major snowstorm socked the Fairbanks area and forced a grocery to store frozen food outside.   The National Weather Service says 11.2 inches of snow fell in Fairbanks through early Wednesday.…

Winter storm causes mayhem to parts of New Zealand

Extra repair crews have been brought in as 300 rural customers remain without power around Gisborne, Wairoa and the East Coast.   Many roads were still closed after the heavy snow and lightning of the past two days, Eastland Network…

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…