Rainfall, Snow, and Cold Records around the World

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Multiple roof collapses in D.C. area 6 Feb 10 -
The weight of a tree and snow that fell on the roof of Joshua Temple Firstborn Church made the roof collapse and then the walls gave way, says D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer. The only thing left is the church's steeple.
Emergency workers were called to a half dozen partial collapses in D.C. on Saturday, Piringer added.
A hangar roof collapsed in Virginia, and a storage warehouse in Maryland completely collapsed.
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1882549

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More on the way - Snowiest winter season ever 8 Feb 10-
A new snowstorm will soon hit New York City, southern New England, and drop up to a foot of snow from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia yet again, says this article on accuweather.com.
"Lower temperatures, strong winds and deep, powdery snow could make this the worst of the two storms even in areas that were hit hard with the last."
"From a meteorological standpoint the prospect of two blizzards in less than a week for the same area is absolutely amazing! Three storms delivering over a foot of snow in one season is unheard of in some areas."
The new storm "could make the 2009-2010 winter season the snowiest ever for many mid-Atlantic cities."
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews

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Blizzards and snowstorms paralyse Romania, Bulgaria 9 Feb 10 -
Blizzards and snowstorms lashed Romania and Bulgaria, trapping people in their vehicles and cutting power supplies, as a weekend avalanche death toll across Europe rose to 11, authorities said yesterday.
In Romania heavy snowfalls caused the cancellation of about 60 train services and closed 17 national roads.
In Calarasi, about 300 people spent the night in a hospital and the town hall after being forced to abandon their cars because of the weather.
In Bucharest, roads linking the capital to the southern city of Pitesti and the Black Sea port of Constanta were closed.
In Bulgaria, authorities shut roads and declared a state of alert in five northern villages cut off by snow, while the airport in the capital Sofia halted operations. http://www.topix.com/ro/calarasi

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USA Today calls it an "epic" storm 10 Feb 10 -
"It's hard to find anything in the history books of these types of storms back-to-back," said National Weather Service meteorologist Stephen Konarik.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-02-09-snowstorm_N.htm

Snowing from northern Virginia to Connecticut - Whiteout conditions in Washington, D.C. Blizzard warnings for New York City and parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Up to 12 inches of snow expected in New York City. Thousands remain without power from the last blizzard. Salt supplies in Maryland dwindling.
Both Washington and Philadelphia need about 9 more inches of snow to give them their snowiest winters since 1884.
That should be an easy target, because Washington is bracing a foot of snow or more, while as much as 20 inches could again bury both Baltimore and Philadelphia.
In West Virginia, Gov. Joe Manchin urged people to clear the snow from the roofs of public buildings to avoid collapse.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35281444/ns/weather/?GT1=43001

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UK fears for salt supplies - More snow in the forecast
9 Feb 10 - A fresh round of heavy snow is set to hit Britain over the next few days, with London and the South East worst affected, forecasters say.
As much as 5ins (15cm) of snow could accumulate on high ground, with a risk of widespread ice as overnight temperatures drop below zero.
"Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary Carol Spelman said last night: 'There is now alarming evidence that Britain is unprepared for another prolonged cold snap and salt stocks are close to empty in some councils. If we run out of salt," said Spelamn, "(there will be) severe consequences for the whole economy."
"The Welsh Local Government Association has warned that many councils across the country have failed to replenish grit stocks and may not be able to cope with a new round of freezing temperatures. "
'We are not just talking about Wales, but the whole of the UK,' the association's chief executive Steve Thomas said."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249195/Big-freeze-set-return-snowfall-forecast-parts-Britain.html

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BLIZZARD WARNING, NC - 2 to 4 foot snowdrifts expected

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
234 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL
CONTINUE PRODUCING STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL RIDE INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON THIS NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WIND DAMAGE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

SNOWFALL WILL BE RELATIVELY SPARSE OVER SOME SHELTERED MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...OTHERWISE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DUE TO THE WIND...BUT WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL 8 TO 12 INCH TOTALS ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER.
REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 AND 60 MPH. HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE A FEW GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WITH ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NC&prodtype=warnings
 

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Freeze Warning, South FL

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
159 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF THE LAKE REGION...

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON...PAHOKEE...
SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE...WELLINGTON...IMMOKALEE
159 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY.
THIS FREEZE WARNING IS AN UPGRADE OF THE FREEZE WATCH THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC REGION.

A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LAST NIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS...CLEAR SKIES...AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS
WILL PROMOTE RADIATIONAL COOLING IN THE FREEZE WARNING AREA
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...WITH AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL
INTO THE 30 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE BEGINNING AROUND 1 AM EST AND
REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 9 AM. THIS HAS PROMPTED
THE ISSUANCE OF A FREEZE WARNING FOR GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND PALM
BEACH...AND INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE PORTION OF INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY DOWNWIND FROM LAKE
OKEECHOBEE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FREEZING.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=FLZ070&warncounty=FLC021&firewxzone=FLZ070&local_place1=16+Miles+ENE+Copeland+FL&product1=Freeze+Warning

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All-Time Snowiest Season Records Beginning to Fall in Mid-Atlantic
10-FEB-2010 2:39pm EST

The "Second Blizzard of 2010" will severely disrupt daily routines and create a nightmare for travelers in the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington, D.C., to Boston today. After the snowstorm comes to an end, this winter could be the snowiest on record for some the major cities in southern mid-Atlantic.
Through 3 p.m. EST, AccuWeather.com estimates that close to 10 inches of snow has fallen on Philadelphia. That brings this winter's snowfall total to near 66 inches, breaking the old record set in 1995-96 of 65.5 inches.
Most of this winter's snow in Philadelphia has come from two major snowstorms. The first dumped 22.5 inches on December 19. The second occurred this past Friday and Saturday, and left 28.5 inches.
In Philadelphia's recorded history, there has been only one other winter when two storms each dropped over a foot of snow on the city. That took place in 1978. It should be noted that each of those two snowstorms did not produce more than 15 inches.
There has never been three snowstorms to each leave over a foot of snow in Philadelphia. That should change with the current blizzard. Snowfall for this winter alone has exceeded the snowfall of the last four winters in the city, which was 62.0 inches.
Snow from this current storm has accumulated 8.7 inches at Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport through 10 a.m. This winter is now the city's second snowiest with a total of 53.8 inches. The winter of 1898-99 holds the record with 54.4 inches.
Before the "Second Blizzard of 2010," Baltimore was 2.2 inches shy of this winter being the snowiest on record. Nearly 12 inches has fallen from the new storm thus far. The city's snowfall prior to Tuesday stood at 60.4 inches. The winter of 1995-96 and its 62.5 inches holds the record. Baltimore now has their snowiest season on record with 72.3 inches and counting!
Here are the latest snowfall totals from the "Second Blizzard of 2010," as of 10:00 a.m. this morning.

Finland, Minn. (3 mi. E): 15.4 inches
Antioch, Ill.: 14.0 inches
Chicago, Ill. (O'Hare): 12.6 inches
Bristol, Wis.: 12.5 inches
Lineboro, Md. (2 mi. E): 10.4 inches
East York, Pa.: 10.0 inches
Flushing, Mich.: 10.0 inches
Hamilton, Ind.: 9.5 inches
Milwaukee, Wis.: 7.3 inches
Fond du Lac, Wis.: 7.0 inches
Gettysburg, Pa.: 11.0 inches
Mountaintop, Pa.: 7.0 inches
Mount Holly, N.J.: 6.8 inches
Saginaw, Mich.: 6.7 inches
Napoleon, Ohio: 6.5 inches
Wilmington, Del.: 8.0inches
Millersville, Pa.: 5.3 inches
Eldersburg,, Md.: 17.5 inches
Atlantic City, N.J.: 3.2 inches
East Orange, N.J.: 4.5 inches
Binghamton, N.Y.: 4.2 inches
Stamford, Conn.: 5.5 inches
Bronx, N.Y.: 7.1 inches
Montrose, Pa.: 5.5 inches
Reading, Pa.: 13.0 inches
Hornell, N.Y.: 4.0 inches
Hancock, W.V.: 14.5 inches
Mount Sinai, N.Y.: 8.8 inches
Camp Hill, Pa.: 18.0 inches

The 12.6 inches of snow Chicago received made Tuesday the city's snowiest February day on record. The previous record was held by February 18, 1908, and its 11.5 inches.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-summary.asp?
 

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Northeast Blizzard Shutting Down Highways, Collapsing Roofs
2/10/2010 2:50 PM
 
The worst of the "Second Blizzard of 2010" is unfolding over the Northeast as cold air invades the storm on increasing winds, adding extensive blowing and drifting snow to the mess.
Cold air invading the storm has kicked up the winds in the Virginias and much of Maryland, including the Baltimore-Washington area. The winds are now causing very low visibility in blowing snow. Clean-up crews have given up in D.C. at midday.
The cold air will continue to feed in from southwest to northeast and has changed the rain back to heavy snow in Wilmington and Philadelphia. The change to snow will continue to progress to the New Jersey and Delaware coasts, as well as the New York metropolitan area.
Storm total snowfall from southeastern Pennsylvania to much of the New York metro area will range from 12 to 18 inches.
As temperatures fall and drifting snow increases, a freeze-up will turn untreated wet and slushy areas to ice.
For those that made it to work, the drive home could be much worse, as the snow resumes or increases intensity with the wind. The conditions have caused accidents and closed stretches of Interstates 76, 78, 80, 81 and 83 in Pennsylvania, 80 in New Jersey and 64 in Virginia.
Many airline and mass transit carriers have already canceled service or are experiencing major delays in the I-95 mid-Atlantic today.
Despite the dangers to travel, officials are reminded that the elderly and the sick are in need of care in these situations. Arrangements should be made to get necessary personnel to hospitals and nursing homes.
The weight of the snow will make shoveling strenuous, as well as increasing the risk of roof collapses. Flat-roofed structures are susceptible, but even pitched roofed homes can incur some damage due to stress and ice dams. Multiple roofs were failing today in Delaware under the weight of feet of snow.
Winds gusting up to 50 mph will down some trees and can, in turn, lead to more power outages.
While the blizzard will be gone Thursday, blowing and drifting snow will continue.
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews
 

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Down to a one-day food supply?
Email from a Virginia reader

10 Feb 10 - There's a news report out today that food stocks in a number of grocery stores in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC are down to a day's supply at most including SAMs and WalMart.  Haven't confirmed, but things appear to be worse from Philadelphia to Jersey with Pennsylvania just now shutting down all interstate highways within its jurisdiction.
 
Problem with food, as predicted in every documentary ever produced, is the supply trucks cannot get through and our just-in-time resupply chain is breaking down.  In at least two major counties in Virginia and Maryland this morning, they pulled the snow plows off the road due to white out conditions.  Right now they've got a full blown "Nor'easter" with sustained winds of 70MPH and the lady has only just now begun to sing.  All major airfields in the DC area have been shut down and nothing is moving by air, land, or sea.

We're far enough south of this mess to only have 50,000 without power since last Friday, and the food is still coming in via the Carolinas.
 
Hey, did you hear that Chicago, in the middle of its own blizzard event, had a 3.8 earthquake this morning?

To top all this off, the big storm up north is reported to be hooking a smaller blow across the mountains at us tonight with another 3-6 inches our area by tomorrow morning.  And Accu-weather/FOX is reporting another big storm building out of the Gulf over Texas and headed our way again late this week or weekend.

You should see things around here, it's beginning to look like a war zone, minus explosions and gunfire of course.  It keeps going and they may start evacuating folks if possible, that is once they can get the road, rail, and airfields operating.
 
I'll keep you posted so long as my power stays on.
 

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Lingering Problems in Wake of Blizzard
2/11/2010
Facebook user Josh Seo swears there is a car under this snow. Photo taken on Wednesday in Arlington, Va.

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5 to 8 inches snow expected, Southern Mississppi

Winter Storm Warning
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
FEB 11 2010

...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW EVENT EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...RIDGELAND...
MADISON...CANTON...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...
RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...
CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...
SHUBUTA...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...
BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...
COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
441 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 2 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL STEADILY INCREASE DURING THE EVENING AND
WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
20...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHWAY 84 AND 98 CORRIDORS...WILL RANGE
FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ALONG
INTERSTATE 20...INCLUDING THE VICKSBURG...JACKSON AND MERIDIAN
AREAS...TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED. JUST NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 20...AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW LOOKS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 10 AM BEFORE TAPERING
OFF.

THESE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...PARTICULARLY SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 20 WHERE HEAVIER AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR. EVERYONE IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR
MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MSZ054&warncounty=MSC029&firewxzone=MSZ054&local_place1=5+Miles+SSE+Crystal+Springs+MS&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning

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Fiercest winter in living memory grips Mongolia
Up to 20 million farm animals may die
8 Feb 10 - "Local experts have told the Red Cross half the entire country's livestock could be wiped out," says this article in Australia's Herald Sun.
Cattle, goats and sheep have frozen to death across the plains, with some herds almost completely wiped out.
Called the 'Dzud' - a multiple disaster with a summer drought followed by one of the coldest winters on record - it has left millions of livestock dying from a combination of exhaustion and starvation - some herders report that their cattle perish at the rate of 50 a night.
Fears are also growing for thousands of herders who live in remote mountain regions in south-western Mongolia.
There has been no word from thousands of people cut off in their villages by the heaviest snow fall in decades.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/million-farm-animals-freeze-to-death/story-e6frf7jx-1225827780294

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