Bilder von 21. OKtober (2006) - 80 cm Schnee während 24 StundenStorm impacts roads, schools
By The Denver Post
Article Last Updated:10/26/2006 06:02:33 AM MDT
With four inches of snow already on the ground in Evergreen and up to 12 more still expected to fall before mid-day, a wiintry storm is complicating the morning drive and giving at least some students the first snow day of the year.
As of 5:30 a.m., the following schools were closed due to the weather: Agate District 300, Bennett School Dist., Brookstone Christian Academy Byers School Dist. 32-J, Clear Creek RE-1, Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Deer Creek Elementary, Deer Trail School Dist. 26J, Elbert Co., Elizabeth C-1 Elbert School Dist. 200, Estes Park Schools, Fitzsimmons Middle School, Kiowa C-2, Legacy Academy, Lewis-Palmer Dist. 38, Park Co. Schools RE-2, Platte Canyon Dist. 1, Platte Canyon High School, Regis Jesuit HS - Opening at 9:00 AM, Strasburg Dist. 31-J, Woodland Park RE-2.
U.S. 6 was closed at Loveland Pass in the high country, along with Highway 285 at Kenosha Pass. Mountain driving conditions were treacherous icy, and snowpacked, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
A winter storm warning continued for the metro area, and most of the Front Range, along I-70, with a blizzard warning in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, where high gusting winds are expected.
Some of the heaviest snow still to come was expected in Douglas County.
Another two inches of snow could fall in downtown Denver, but most of it will melt on roadways.
Crews have been working all night to keep runways clear at Denver International Airport, according to spokesman Chuck Cannon. As of 5 a.m., he said, Pena Boulevard was slushy and icy.
"Motorists are going to have to use some caution driving to or from the airfield," he said. "Things are moving a little slower than normal, but pretty good considering the conditions." He said de-icing delays should be expected.
"Overall the airport is operating fairly well so we ll continue to monitor conditions," he said.
Skandinavien:
Die ersten nennenswerten Schneefälle dieses Winters haben auf der wichtigsten Nord-Süd-Straßenverbindung Schwedens zu einem Chaos beim Schwerverkehr geführt.
Laut der schwedischen Nachrichtenagentur TT kam der Lastwagen-Verkehr auf einem steileren Stück der E4 in der Region Västernorrland in der Nacht auf Freitag völlig zum Erliegen. Zeitweise standen nach Polizeiangaben bis zu 80 Lkw Schlange.
Probleme bereitete den Chauffeuren der besonders rutschige Nassschnee auf der Fahrbahn. Teils heftige Schneefälle gab es am Donnerstagabend und am Freitag in mehreren Teilen Schwedens. Im Lauf des Freitag werden auch in Finnland die ersten Schneefälle in den südlicheren Teilen des Landes erwartet.
Levi:Auftakt nun in Levi...
...Wetterprobleme sind dort nicht zu erwarten: Für die kommenden Tage rechnen die finnischen Meteorologen mit Temperaturen von unter minus 20 Grad Celsius.
Ruka
Japan
Auch in Japan hat's was geschneit, zB in Happo One 20-30 cm
In Naebe hat's nicht geschneit, aber die Schneekanonen laufen schon:
in den Alpen:
bis zu 27 Grad in den Föhntälern, etwa in Vorarlberg.
extrem warm
Frostgrenze
jenseits der höchsten Gipfel in 4300m Höhe
"Die Rennen sind auf Grund der starken Regenfälle in der vergangenen Nacht und Warmwetterprognosen für die kommenden Tage nicht durchführbar"
