PARIS—Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains and school buses Wednesday across northern France. Amid a European cold snap, areas in Normandy and Brittany unused to such icy conditions were closing highways for lack of snow-clearing equipment. In…
Sprawling Winter Storm Hits More of Northeast, Dumping Snow
BOSTON—Parts of northern New England were waiting their turn to be pummeled by a heavy winter storm Tuesday, while residents of the New York City region were digging out from under piles of snow that shut down public transport, canceled flights, and closed coronavirus vaccination sites. The National Weather Service said a foot (31 centimeters)…
Major Storm Hits Northeast, More Than Foot of Snow Forecast
NEW YORK—Snowfall picked up Monday in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days. Lara Pagano, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a nor’easter developing…
Foot of Snow Blankets Parts of Midwest, Disrupts Travel
OMAHA, Neb.—A major winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the middle of the country while another system blanketed parts of the Southwest with snow, disrupting travel for a second consecutive day Tuesday and shuttering many schools. There were closures of several coronavirus testing sites on Monday and Tuesday in…
Storm Threatens Midwest With Heavy Snow, Travel Disruptions
OMAHA, Neb.—A major winter storm threatened to blanket parts of the middle of the country with more than a foot of snow Monday, promising to disrupt travel and forcing the closure of some coronavirus testing sites. The National Weather Service said at least 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow is expected across most of an…
Met Office Issues Weather Warning for England As Snow Falls on Floods
With flood warnings still in place across the UK, authorities are now warning of disruption from snow and ice, as parts of southern England and the Midlands woke to snowfall. In Gloucestershire, police warned drivers against making all but essential journeys, as the Met Office issued a warning of snow and ice until this evening….
Motorist Rescued After 10 Hours in Car Buried by Snow Plow
NEW YORK—A man who drove off the road in the last week’s snowstorm spent 10 hours trapped in his car after a passing plow and rapidly accumulating snow buried it, finally managing to get a 911 call through and being rescued in the nick of time by a New York state trooper. Kevin Kresen, 58,…
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