USA: Hurricane-Force Nor'Easter Blasts East Coast With Snow, Flooding

A nor’easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake.

The storm thrashed parts of 10 states, with blizzard warnings that stretched from Virginia to Maine. Philadelphia and New York saw plenty of wind and snow, but Boston was in the crosshairs. The city could get more than 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow by the time it moves out early Sunday.

Read more: Hurricane-Force Nor'Easter Blasts East Coast With Snow, Flooding | HuffPost Latest News

The Netherlands: Roads and trains disrupted, schools shut as winter grips the Netherlands

The wintry weather continued to cause problems on the roads and railways on Monday morning. No newspapers have been delivered and primary schools remain closed in many places, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Leiden, due to the transport problems. They were due to open on Monday after six weeks of closure due to coronavirus.

The KNMI weather bureau has revised down its weather warning to code orange because of the continuing slippery conditions, but both motoring organisation ANWB and the transport ministry’s roads department say people should avoid all travel unless their journey is absolutely necessary.

Read more at: Roads and trains disrupted, schools shut as winter grips the Netherlands - DutchNews.nl

Germany: Heavy snowfall paralyzes northern and central Germany

German weather forecasters on Sunday said that the snowstorm is set to bring even lower temperatures in the coming week, as several parts of Germany were hit by extreme winter weather at the weekend.

Read more at: Heavy snowfall paralyzes northern and central Germany | News | DW | 07.02.2021

European Weather: now falls on first day of spring in much of Germany - The Local

Berlin in particular turned into a vast snowscape, with all parts of the city from Treptower Park to Alexanderplatz coated in a growing amount of white.

The day has a historic average temperature of 8 degrees, according to Accuweather.com, in contrast to today's high temperature of 3 degrees and low temperature of -4 degrees.

Read more: Snow falls on first day of spring in much of Germany - The Local

Europe is freezing again, as the ‘Beast from the East 2.0’ hits northern and eastern Europe

A second winter wave dubbed ‘Beast from the East 2.0’ has hit Poland and the UK, with other parts of northern Europe set to be affected this weekend.

Poles endured heavy snowfall in Warsaw on Friday, as low temperature warnings were issued across 10 southeast voivodeships (provinces) in the country. As of Saturday, up to 25cm of snow and 40kph winds have been forecast in the south of Poland.

The cold snap there is expected to continue until March 22.

In the UK, residents across swathes of eastern England and Scotland have been braving the subzero temperatures to take some dramatic pictures of the snow.

Read more: Beast from the East 2.0’ hits northern and eastern Europe | Euronews

European Weather: Europe Pummeled by Snow, Icy Weather;

Snow and ice stranded thousands of drivers and caused at least one death in the French Alps Saturday night into Sunday. Thousands were left without power.

AFP reports that severe conditions struck as ski resort visitors were on the roads in southeastern France, leading officials to set up emergency shelters to accommodate the drivers.

One 27-year-old man died after his car "slid into a ravine in the Belledone mountain range."
Switzerland and Southwestern Germany were covered with snow with higher parts of Germany’s Black Forest receiving more than 8 inches
Read more: Europe Pummeled by Snow, Icy Weather; Thousands Of Drivers Stranded, One Killed in French Alps - weather.com

Weather: Thanksgiving travel in the US threatened by deadly storm in eastern US

Millions of Americans in the northeast who are planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday may not only encounter busy airports and congested highways, but also a deadly storm system bringing heavy winds, rain, snow and sleet to some of the most populous metro areas in the US.

With the storm gathering pace, the 43 million people who are expected to travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving were warned to avoid driving during the worst conditions slated for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Those days fall ahead of the Thursday Thanksgiving holiday and are among the busiest days of the year for air travel.

A powerful storm that left at least 21 people dead over the weekend and has already created a mess for air travelers in the western US, especially in Texas, is now threatening to do the same at some of the busiest – and most delay-prone – US airports along the eastern seaboard, meteorologists said Monday.

It forced American Airlines to cancel nearly 1,000 flights at its Dallas/Fort Worth hub Sunday and Monday. AA hopes to resume normal operations there by Monday afternoon, but that could be just in time for new problems to sprout in the East.

The storm will bring heavy snow to interior sections of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, but the biggest problems for Thanksgiving fliers will likely be the windy, cloudy and rainy conditions at some the busiest US airports: Logan in Boston, JFK and La Guardia in New York, Newark International, Philadelphia International, Thurgood Marshall in Baltimore and Dulles and Reagan National in Washington.

Read more: Thanksgiving travel threatened by deadly storm in eastern US | euronews,

Severe Weather: A weekend whiteout: Britain braced for blizzard conditions as winter weather continues well into spring - by John Hall

Britain is bracing itself for a weekend whiteout, with widespread snowstorms and strong winds set to lash the country and postpone the arrival of spring weather even further.


Much of England, Scotland and Wales will receive at least 8cm of snow tomorrow evening, with only London and the south East likely to be spared blizzard conditions.

Winds of up to 50mph will occur in central England, 60mph in Wales and 65 mph in Scotland, with daytimes highs of 4c across the country.

Before the onslaught of snow tomorrow, the south-west of England and Wales will today endure flooding caused by heavy and persistent rain.

The band of rain will turn to light snow when it reaches northern Wales and northern England tonight and hit Scotland by tomorrow morning.

Read more: A weekend whiteout: Britain braced for blizzard conditions as winter weather continues well into spring - Home News - UK - The Independent

Germany: No thaw in sight - Germany under snow

Germany has been hit by unusually heavy snowfall, causing traffic disruption and dangerous driving conditions. Meteorologists say the cold front is sweeping in from Scandinavia, and will continue for some time yet.

Up to 20 inches of snow has fallen in recent days and the plummeting temperatures have resulted in widespread black-ice, leading to an increase in accidents, for both pedestrians and drivers alike.

In Bavaria, more than 50 people have been injured in several hundred incidents. Meanwhile no planes could land more at Vienna Airport and other airports in neighbouring countries are also reporting flight disruptions.

The next few days will see the frosty weather continue and drivers are being urged to drive extremely carefully.

Read more: Munich News - The Munich Eye

Russia: Biggest snowfall in 50 years hits Moscow

A snowstorm has dumped a record 12cm of snow on the Russian capital in 24 hours causing disruption across the city. The roads in the capital were clogged up and bulldozers were brought in to clear Red Square.

Forecasters say that the storm will continue until Friday morning. Moscow's city hall said the Russian capital had not seen such a big snowfall in November for 50 years snowfall in Moscow.

Read more: Biggest snowfall in 50  years hits Moscow

The Netherlands: Snow causes major traffic problems, trains and planes cancelled

Heavy snow over much of the country this morning caused serious disruption on the roads and led Dutch Rail (NS) to adapt train services. Some flights from Schiphol airport were also delayed. By 14.30 hours there were 800 km of traffic jams, as the snow moved southwards over the country.

The NS (Dutch Railroad) said it was reducing Sprinter train services for the rest of the day but Intercity trains would continue as normal. By the afternoon the heavy snow led to chaos on the roads and serious disruption to train services, with no rush hour trains to and from Utrecht and Amsterdam.  Up to 14 cm of snow fell in some places, causing serious problems on the roads.

By 16.00 hrs, some 900 accidents on minor and provincial roads had been reported and the ANWB motoring organization urged people in central parts of the country not to drive.

The Dutch KNMI weather channel issued a code orange severe weather warning in western provinces, saying up to 10 cm of additional snow could fall in some places. They said that once the snow has fallen it will remain very cold and dry, with heavy frosts at night. The weekend will again be clear and sunny.  The KNMI expects the cold weather to continue until at least next Friday.

For more: DutchNews.nl - Snow causes major traffic problems, trains and planes cancelled

US Weather: "Killer" Winter Storm Seen From Space; U.S. Blanked - by Christine Dell'Amore

You could call it Snowpocalypse 2011—one of the biggest and worst winter storms since the 1950s has walloped at least 30 U.S. states, according to NASA.

Snow, sleet, freezing rain, and just plain old rain have fallen as part of a massive system that stretches from Texas, through the Rockies, and into New England. (Explore an interactive map of the United States.)

NASA satellites have been monitoring the storm's clouds and movement every 15 minutes, beaming back pictures of much of the U.S. blanketed in white.

For more: "Killer" Winter Storm Seen From Space; U.S. Blanketed

Snow plays the Grinch again this Christmas in Europe

Snow creates havoc in air travel again this year in Europe, as many flights were halted or canceled due to heavy snowfall in the U.K. and several other parts of Europe. Two thousand people have been stranded at Paris' Charles de Gaulle, media reports stated, as snow fall hits France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The Charles de Gaulle airport canceled about 50 percent of its flights due to a shortage of de-icing fluid.

For more: Snow plays the Grinch again this Christmas in Europe, UK

Netherlands: Snow brings chaos across Europe

Heavy snowfall has caused travel chaos across swaths of Europe as the Christmas holiday exodus got under way. Retailers faced disruption of supplies to their stores on Friday in the middle of the seasonal shopping rush and numerous airports across the continent were forced to close.

In Germany, the worst travel problems were caused in North Rhine-Westphalia, where snowfalls of up to 40cm were reported in some areas between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Sections of the motorway network had to be closed, after lorries were abandoned on the roads.

Heavy snow also caused major disruption in the Netherlands, leading to the closure of Schiphol airport near Amsterdam, which had expected to process about 125,000 travellers on Friday at the start of the Christmas break.

Several motorways were also closed following “complete chaos”, according to a motoring organisation. Amsterdam suspended all bus services, and the rail network has also been severely disrupted.
The national weather institute issued a warning in the afternoon, calling on people to avoid unnecessary travel.

For more: FT.com / Europe - Snow brings chaos across Europe

Early winter snow storm paralyzes parts of EU

highway in Belgium during snow storm ( Photo EU-Digest)

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AFP - Early winter snows forced French authorities to close the Eiffel Tower on Thursday and disrupted transport as northwest Europe shuddered under a pre-Christmas cold snap. The French capital and much of the north of the country awoke to find a seven-centimetre (three inch) blanket of snow, which delayed flights from Charles de Gaulle airport by up to two hours. Snow also fell in Britain, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and weather experts forecast worse to come, with disruption especially in Scotland and northern England. The northern Netherlands experienced the worst falls in four years, with snow up to 25 centimetres deep in places, the national weather service said, while all bus services in the region were canceled. In Belgium black ice turned roads into skating rinks, particularly the Brussels ring road and the motorway from the capital to Lille in northern France. Numerous flights were canceled and delayed at Brussels airport.