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Big Story Weather – January 22, 2013

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Red Orbit - 1/22/13, Joshua Kelly

Big Story Weather from January 21: The first big story of the day was the lake effect snows that began to kick in over the Eastern Great Lakes. This event is one of the biggest in a while for this region to see such heavy snowfalls, especially after last year’s warm winter. The second thing was the cold air that hit from the Northern Plains into parts of the Midwest. Yesterday, there were places that had temps around -20F along with wind chill values near -55F. Now that is cold!



Weather Outlook for January 22: Low pressure moving into the Northeast will continue to bring heavy snow to Maine and Vermont, while the lake effect snows will still be over the Eastern Lakes today. High pressure over the Northern Plains will bring yet another day of cold weather to the region. High pressure will bring one more nice day to the Rockies and Southwest. The arrival of a frontal boundary into the Pacific Northwest will bring increasing clouds to the region. Below is the weather for a few select cities.

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Far north Queensland drenched by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald

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GFP Note: 300 mm is 11.8 inches.

 

Courier Mail - 1/23/13, Peter Michael, Brian Williams and Grace Uhr

The Morey family safe in Atherton

CLOSE CALL: The Morey family in Atherton yesterday after they were rescued by helicopter from floodwaters in far north Queensland caused by ex-Cyclone Oswald. Picture: Darryl Day/Cairns Post Source: Cairns Post

SWIFTWATER rescue officers are on alert with roads cut, townships isolated and helicopters flying in urgent medical supplies as ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald hits far north Queensland.

More than 300mm has been recorded in parts of an 1100km-long band from Cape York to the Burdekin as authorities warn of flash flooding as far south as Mackay.

Arctic blast grips Midwest, traffic pileups on snowy roads

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CNN.com - 1/21/13, By Greg Botelho and Joe Sutton

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: One person killed in Ohio accident that involved 86 vehicles, a fire official says
  • NEW: Deadly pileup is one of many multiple-vehicle crashes in Ohio due to blinding snow
  • NEW: Snows are tied to a mass of Arctic air moving east from the Dakotas
  • NEW: Wind chill advisories and warnings posted in parts of 14 states

(CNN) -- A massive cold weather system pushed perilously cold temperatures from the Upper Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic on Monday, triggering blinding snows in some areas that spawned a number of traffic pileups in Ohio alone, including one fatal accident.

Lake-Effect Snow Hammering Great Lakes Region

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Weather.com - 1/22/13, Nick Wiltgen

Western Great Lakes Alerts

With a blast of Arctic air crossing the mostly unfrozen Great Lakes, we're already dealing with heavy, at times record-breaking lake-effect snow. And more is on the way!

Various watches, warnings, and advisories are in effect for the lake-effect snow threat, which continues downwind of all five Great Lakes (although the Lake Huron snows will mostly affect Canada).

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More flight disruptions across Europe, as heavy snow causes chaos

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Source: Extinction Protocol - 1/21/13

Deep freeze: London Mayor Boris Johnson: ‘It’s snowing, and it really feels like the start of a mini ice age.

January 21, 2013 – EUROPE — Hundreds of flights were cancelled and road and rail traffic was severely disrupted across much of Europe on Monday, as heavy snow and freezing weather gripped the continent. Frankfurt airport, Germany’s main air hub, cancelled around 500 departing and arriving flights, representing 40 percent of its daily schedule. The busiest airport in Europe, London Heathrow, scrapped nearly 200 flights. Heathrow said a decision was taken 24 hours in advance to cancel 130 flights because visibility was expected to deteriorate as the day wore on, but problems elsewhere in Europe were having an impact too.

 

Schools and roads closed as snow and blizzard conditions grip Scotland

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Daily Record - 1/21/13

THE Met Office has issued alerts for large areas of Scotland while schools in the Borders, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire have all remained shut.

A snow covered road in the Scottish Borders as heavy snow hits areas around Scotland

A snow covered road in the Scottish Borders as heavy snow hits areas around Scotland. David Cheskin, PA Wire.

HEAVY snow has closed schools and roads in the east of Scotland today, with forecasters warning of more blizzard conditions and bitterly cold temperatures.

The Met Office issued alerts for central Scotland, Tayside, Fife, Grampian, the Highlands and the Borders, where 4in-8in (10cm-20cm) of snow was expected to fall, accompanied by strong to gale-force winds in some areas.

Roads remain closed after Chinchilla storm

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GFP Note: 230 mm is just over 9 inches.

ABC News - 1/21/13, Fidelis Rego

Floodwaters cover a car and caravan camped on the Condamine River.

Floodwaters cover a car and caravan that had been camped next to the Condamine River near Chinchilla after a 200mm downpour on Friday night. Audience submitted: Jarrod Hancock

 

Authorities say some local roads remain closed following a massive storm on the Western Darling Downs in southern Queensland over the weekend.

More than 230 millimetres fell in parts of the region on Saturday night and the SES was called in to help some Chinchilla residents as water flowed into backyards.

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Winter Storm Wallops Europe, Disrupts Travel

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Weather.com - 1/21/13, AP

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Snow ploughs clean the the tarmac of the Munich, southern Germany, airport, Monday, Jan 21, 2013. Hundreds of fights were canceled in Britain, France and Germany Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe. (AP Photo/dapd, Lennart Preiss)

LONDON — Hundreds of fights were canceled in Britain, France and Germany on Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe.

London's Heathrow airport canceled about 130 flights, 10 percent of the daily total, compared to 20 percent on Sunday.

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