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Tag Archives: Ice storms

22Jan/16

Washington declares state of emergency, braces for ‘historic’ snowfall

January 22, 2016Environment2009–10 North American winter, American women in politics, Baltimore, Blizzard, Blizzards, COLLEGE PARK, Daniel Petersen, Disaster/Accident, February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard, Ice storms, January 2016 United States blizzard, Meteorological phenomena, Meteorology, Muriel Bowser, New York City, Nor'easters, Road traffic management, Road transport, Storm, Traffic congestion, United States, Washington, Washington and Baltimore areas, Washington D.C., Washington D.C., Virginia and Marylandsmbale

D.C. struggles with first test of weather preparedness, failing to treat roads early enough and causing major traffic jams ahead of a massive storm.

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06Dec/15

Britain calls crisis meeting as floods hit northern England, one killed

December 6, 2015Environment2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Andrew Lysser, Blizzards, David Cameron, Decades, Desmond, Elizabeth Truss, European windstorms, Floods, Floods in Malaysia, Floods in Thailand, Great Britain and Ireland floods, Ice storms, Keswick, London, Met Office, United Kingdom, United Kingdom winter floods, Watersmbale

One person is killed after heavy rain and strong winds hit the UK, causing widespread flooding and power cuts and forcing hundreds of people from their homes.

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28Nov/15

Rain and ice batter central U.S., killing four

November 28, 2015Environment2013–14 North American winter, Blizzards, Dallas, Fort Worth, Hurricane Sandra, Ice storms, In Mexico, Johnson, Kansas City, Kentucky, Meteorology, Mexico, National Weather Service, Natural Disaster, Okarche, Oklahoma City, Scott Stroh, Storms, Texas, Tropical cyclones, United States, West Texassmbale

Flooding and travel delays are likely over the holiday weekend for a swath of south and central United States stretching from Texas to Kentucky, bringing up to a foot of rain in some places and killing at least four, weather forecasters said Saturday.
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20Mar/15

New Yorkers get snow on the first day of spring

March 20, 2015EnvironmentAtmospheric sciences, Blizzards, Boston, Craig Cloutier, Doreen Henry, Global storm activity, Ice storms, Meteorological phenomena, Meteorology, Nature, New York, New York City, Nor'easters, Olivia Bithorn, Philadelphia, Precipitation, Snow, Storm, United States, Washington, Washington D.C., Water ice, Weather, Weather hazards, Winter, Winter stormsmbale

Despite the arrival of spring, more snow hits New York City and the rest of the winter-weary U.S. Northeast.

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