Blizzards – The Watchers

Blizzard causes 95-car pileup in Kazakhstan

Rishav Kothari — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:29:49 +0000

A 95-car pileup occurred on Kazakhstan's Astana-Petropavlovsk National Highway during a snowstorm on Friday, January 3, 2025, leaving at least 12 people injured.

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Newfoundland’s St. John’s breaks daily March snowfall record, Canada

TW — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:48:57 +0000

St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland, Canada, received 53 cm (20.9 inches) of snow on March 8, 2024, breaking the previous daily March snowfall record of 50 cm (19.7 inches) registered on March 4, 2005. This marks the second storm to bury parts of the region in less than a month.

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Massive blizzard strikes California and Nevada with wind gusts up to 305 km/h (190 mph)

Teo Blašković — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 09:20:40 +0000

A significant winter storm continues to impact much of the West on Sunday, March 3, 2024, with heavy mountain snow and widespread damaging winds, including dangerous, blizzard conditions in the Sierra Nevada.

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Major winter storm hits southern Ontario, causes blizzard conditions and power outages, Canada

Teo Blašković — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:54:29 +0000

A severe winter storm, characterized by heavy snowfall and strong wind gusts exceeding 80 km/h (50 mph) in some areas, swept through southern Ontario on Friday, January 12, 2024. The storm led to widespread power outages, with over 30 000 reported by Hydro One. Additionally, the storm caused significant disruptions at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, leading to numerous flight cancellations and delays.

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Powerful Storm Bettina ravages Black Sea region with hurricane-force winds, severe storm surge, flooding and snowstorms

Teo Blašković — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:50:47 +0000

Hurricane-force winds reaching speeds of 144 km/h (90 mph) and a significant tidal surge caused by a powerful Mediterranean cyclone named Storm Bettina have devastated parts of the Crimean Peninsula, particularly impacting Sevastopol and surrounding districts on November 25 and 26, 2023. The storm has led to widespread power outages, affecting nearly 500 000 residents, and causing considerable flooding and property damage. Bettina's center moved over land early November 27 and is heading northward.

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Historic winter storm turns deadly, more than 1.1 million customers without power, U.S.

Teo Blašković — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 14:15:11 +0000

A massive and historic winter storm affecting much of the United States has left at least 37 people dead from December 21 to 24, 2022, and more than 1.1 million customers without power.

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Large and historic winter storm to rapidly intensify over Great Lakes, Canada/U.S.

Teo Blašković — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:00:28 +0000

A major winter storm will form on the Arctic front affecting Canada and United States this week and bring extremely dangerous blizzard conditions to the Plains, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes, U.S./Canada.

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Heavy snow strands thousands of travelers at Keflavik Airport, Iceland

Teo Blašković — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:33:59 +0000

Heavy snow and blizzards affecting Iceland over the past couple of days are causing major flight disruptions and affecting movement to and from the Keflavik International Airport, leaving thousands of travelers stranded.

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Snow piling up at an unprecedented pace, Japan

Teo Blašković — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:02:34 +0000

Heavy sea effect snow continues affecting parts of Japan, bringing unprecedented amounts to parts of the country.

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Powerful storm continues across Northern U.S., Ice Storm Warnings issued

Teo Blašković — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:05:31 +0000

The powerful and massive multi-day storm continues across the Northern U.S. and in Florida on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Heavy snow, gusty winds and blizzard conditions continue across the Upper Midwest, while frozen precipitation of ice and snow begins in the central Appalachians and interior portions of the Northeast.

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