350,000 Without Power As Feet Of Snow Hit The Northeast; Calgary's Second-Snowiest March (Since 1882); Snowy Japan; Brisbane's Coldest March Day; + Strongest Space Storm In Years...
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350,000 Without Power As Feet Of Snow Hit The Northeast
Late-season snow hit New York through New Hampshire and Maine over the weekend.
Totals eclipsed 2 feet in the higher elevations of New England.
"Winter’s not over by any means," said FOX Weather’s Tom Niziol as Albany picked up 28 inches and Ludlow saw 27.3 inches.
Many counties also contend with ice, which took its toll on power lines. As a result, more than 350,000 electricity outages were reported on Sunday, as per poweroutage.us.
These late-season snows haven't just been confined to the Northeast, much of the CONUS has experienced a return to winter.
Fast-moving systems have barreled over the country in recent days and weeks, leaving a blanket of white and a wave of disruption in their wake, including deadly crashes.
The new week looks set to deliver more of the same, in the way of cold as well as snow:
After a slow start to the cold season, the close is proving fantastic.
California’s Sierras copped healthy snow dumps at the start of March, with Palisades Tahoe registering almost 10 feet in just four days. Kirkwood and Heavenly both posed big numbers, too: 6 feet in five days. The Pacific northwest has also enjoyed goods totals of late. While further inland, mountains in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado have witnessed monstrous March accumulations.
As a result, statewide snowpacks, for most, are now riding comfortably above the multidecadal norm.
This winter wasn't a no-show, it was merely late.
And the same can be said above the border and all, in Canada...
Calgary's Second-Snowiest March (Since 1882)
Calgary, Alberta is experiencing its second-snowiest March in record books dating back to 1882.
With 62 cm (24.4 inches) on the ground as of March 23, only the 70.3cm (27.7 inches) that accumulated during the March of 1998 beats it, followed by the 60.9cm (24 inches) of 1924 in third, and the 57.2cm (22.5 inches) of 1923 in fourth.
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