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Severe Summer Storms and Snow Melt Cause Massive Landslides in Europeโ€™s Southern Alps, Killing At Least 7

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Parts of the Southern Alps in Switzerland, France, and Italy were battered by severe storms on Saturday and Sunday night, June 29-30, with the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Valais/Wallis and the Italian Valle dโ€™Aosta bearing the brunt of the destruction. Images and videos from local news channels, as well as tourists stuck in the regions, show devastating destruction caused [โ€ฆ]

Julia Schneemann | July 1, 2024
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The Legend of โ€˜The Powder Buoyโ€™: Can it Really Predict Big Winter Storms?

NOAA Buoy Station 51101 AKA Powder Buoy. Photo Credit: NOAA

The Powder Buoy is a story of how a financial planner created a cult following over a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The story begins in 2004 when Michael Ruzek, a skier and financial planner living in Park City, Utah, was chatting with one of his clients, Hank Manninen. [โ€ฆ]

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Luke Guilford | March 18, 2024
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Data Shows Major Drop in Sierra Snowpack Over Last 10 Years

Californiaโ€™s snowpack every winter provides one-third of the stateโ€™s water supply. But in recent years, that snowpack has seemed to be dwindling. Now, data suggests that there has been a sharp drop in Californiaโ€™s snowpack over the last decade.  From 2002 to 2011, 60% of the time the Sierra snowpack was 100% or better, which is a pretty good trend, [โ€ฆ]

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VIDEO: Mountain Weather Update 2/18: More Storms and Fresh Snow On Track This Weekend for WY, UT, and CO

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WeatherBrains | February 18, 2021
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Late January Snowfall Forecast Analysis: Cautious Optimism About Favorable Patterns

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Clay Malott | January 15, 2021
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2 Confirmed Tornados Hit Northern California on Monday

A snowstorm in Northern California produced two tornados on Monday. Weโ€™re they powder-tornados?! We sure hope so. According to the National Weather Sevice: โ€œA winter storm brought active weather to NorCal yesterday and we saw two tornadoes over Tehama County. An EF-0 near Corning and another tornado in an open field near Vina.โ€ โ€”NOAA 1/5/21 California averages approximately 11 tornados a [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 6, 2021
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VIDEO: December 14, Mountain Weather Update From Meteorologist Chris Tomerโ€”2 Storms Traveling Across Western U.S. This Week

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WeatherBrains | December 15, 2020
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Winter Before Halloween in Montana Above 5500-6000 Feet! | Layered snowpack, Windslabs, & 1 Reported Avalanche

Conditions report from Oct. 21, 2020 Itโ€™s already winter in the high elevation areas of Montana โ€” beware! โ€œWinter before Halloween? Yes, above 5500-6000 feet. Layered snowpack, thin windslabs, at least 1 reported slide. More snow and wind coming. Carry beacons, shovels, and probes if youโ€™re riding or climbing above snowline. Check for conditions updates at flatheadavalanche.orgโ€ โ€” Friends of [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 22, 2020
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Brain Post: โ€˜Megaflashesโ€™ | New World Records Set for Longest Lightning Flashes in Brazil and Argentina

Ever heard of โ€œmegaflashes?โ€ Theyโ€™re ridiculously large, powerful, and scary flashes of lightning that can be seen for hundreds of miles, often lasting for multiple seconds at a time. Quite an electrifying subject matter. As of this week, the World Meteorological Organization has recognized two megaflashes which occurred in Brazil and Argentina as world records for longest reported distance and the [โ€ฆ]

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WeatherBrains | June 26, 2020
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Brain Post: How Hurricanes Get Named

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Hurricanes get named using a system developed in the 1950s. Tropical storms also get named once they reach a sustained wind speed of 35 mph. The naming procedure is dictated by the World Meteorological Organization, and there are different naming conventions for storms that occur in the Pacific. Before the 1950s, hurricanes and tropical storms were assigned a number. This [โ€ฆ]

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Lynn Barlow | June 23, 2020
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Ski Portillo, Chile, Postpones Opening โ€œIndefinitelyโ€

Normally, adventure-seekers and snow junkies would be delighted to hear that itโ€™s been snowing hard recently in the region of the Andes Mountains home to world-class ski resort Ski Portillo. But this is no normal year.  Because the heartbreaking news left Chile this week that Ski Portillo might not be opening for their 2020 winter season.  The ski resort has [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | June 23, 2020
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The Top 16 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America Season-to-Date

What a season it has been already! Mt. Baker has already broken 500โ€ณ of snow this season and Snowbird, Alta, and Jackson Hole are all neck-and-neck, well above 400โ€ณ. Meanwhile, ski resorts in BC are have been getting dumped on. The best part is, there are still a few months of ski season left to go! Check out the resorts [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 28, 2020
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Denver Beware! Golf-Ball Sized Hail and 70 mph Winds Heading Your Way

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Severe weather including golf-ball sized hail, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, and 70 mph winds are forecast for the Denver, Colorado metro area on Monday, according to meteorologists. โ€œBe weather ready today with a few severe thunderstorms possible,โ€ the National Weather Service in Boulder warns. Thereโ€™s a 40-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 pm with a high temperature of [โ€ฆ]

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WeatherBrains | August 6, 2018
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Just What Impact Did the Recent Norโ€™Easters have on the East Coast?

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Between the end of February and early March 2018, a series of massive storm systems called norโ€™easters brought strong winds, heavy snow, and tremendous coastal flooding to communities from the Mid-Atlantic to northern Maine. While these storms are not out of the ordinary, they happen every winter, their strength and close timing certainly have caught the headlines, reports climate.gov. On March [โ€ฆ]

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WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018
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Colorado Back in the Mix | Storm Last Night Dumped up to 10-Inches and Over a Foot More to Come

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After temps in the 40s and bright blue sunny skies the majority of the week, winter returned across Colorado last night with the majority of resorts receiving decent amounts of snow. The most intense snow started Thursday afternoon and continued through early Friday morning. Friday morning should be a fun powder day across the state, with most snow falling after the [โ€ฆ]

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WeatherBrains | March 16, 2018
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Snowfall Totals Downgraded For Storm Heading To The Western U.S.

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Sunday, Powderchasers released their update on the impending storms for this coming week. Unfortunately, in most locations, the probability for a good dose of powder has been downgraded. The models are showing a good chance of cold air returning to most of the west come midweek, but the moisture coming off of the Pacific will not be as heavy as expected. The [โ€ฆ]

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Dylan Cautela | November 14, 2016
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Weather Pattern Change Could Bring Snow to Mountains Across the Western US

It should look like this again from these storms.

Powderchasers have reported a long term weather outlook which brings an end to the ridge that has created unseasonably warm temperatures across much of the western US. Yesterday, Washington State broke its previous record for latest date in the year to reach over 70. November 4th, 1949 when it reached 74 degrees in Seattle was the latest date on record prior to this. [โ€ฆ]

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Dylan Cautela | November 9, 2016
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NOAA: โ€œStorms Are Lining Up for Californiaโ€

Lake Tahoe ski resorts just got up to 12โ€ณ of snow yesterday/last night.  3 Lake Tahoe ski resorts and Mammoth are in the Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in the USA right now. NOAA is now looking forward to up to 3 more storms headed to California from December 4th-11th.  Theyโ€™re forecasting storms hitting California on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday.  We [โ€ฆ]

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WeatherBrains | December 4, 2015
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3 Storms for Tahoe This Week | 3rd One Looks Bigโ€ฆ

NOAA is forecasting three storms this week in Tahoe. The third storm rolls in on Saturday and looks like it has the potential for some big snow up high. Weโ€™ll let them do the talking: Dry weather will continue through late tonight as high pressure moves off to the east. A series of 3 weather systems will impact the area Wednesday, Thursday, and again late Friday into Saturday. Saturday looks to feature the wettest system. Precipitation totals for the 3 systems will range from around 0.2 โ€“ 0.5โ€ in the Valley to 0.75 โ€“ 1.75โ€ in [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 19, 2014
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Pollution From Asia Makes Pacific Storms Stronger

A new study recently released in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has stated that the current intense air pollution levels in East Asia could be contributing to stronger storms forming over the Pacific ocean. Once formed, these storms slam into western North America. If youโ€™re a skier or rider, maybe thereโ€™s a benefit to the air pollution of Asiaโ€ฆ This study utilized computer models to acquire its results. Water vapor in the air needs an [โ€ฆ]

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