I got snowed in at Wintergreen, VA. Parts of the parking lot had drifts 5'+ deep and a snowplow ripped into the side of a buried Jaguar thought to be just a pile of snow.
Posted on 01/20/2013 8:36:07 AM PST by Hojczyk
While the snowstorms have caused inconvenience for large population centers in western Russia, they have been life-threatening further east in the country. The polar circle city of Norilsk has been buried under 10 feet of snow – entire apartment blocks, markets, stores and offices were buried under snow overnight.
Banks of snow were as high as two people put together, reaching the second-story windows of some apartment buildings. Cars, stores, garages were blocked. Norilsk metropolitan workers were forced to dig passageways through the snow banks to create access between the outside world and the barricaded city.
Meanwhile, icicles up to three feet in length have formed off the ledges of buildings, breaking at random and causing a lethal hazard for pedestrians below.
Elsewhere, the extreme weather continues. In the Altai Republic in Western Siberia, 12 Russian settlements were isolated because of the snowstorm. Seven settlements, with a total population of 1,300 people, remain cut off from the outside world due to the snow drifts. Emergency crews are currently en route to deliver needed supplies to the stranded populations.
Snow accompanied by strong winds has caused flight delays in the airport of Russia’s far eastern town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The runway has been cleared, but planes are not risking takeoff due to strong sidewinds. Flights were also delayed in Russia’s easternmost cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
More snow storms are predicted in Western Siberia and the Western Urals over the weekend.
In the end of 2012, Russia saw extreme winter not witnessed since 1938. The coldest-ever December in Russia led to the evacuation of hundreds of people in Siberia, where temperatures fell below -50 degrees Celsius; Moscow also saw its coldest night ever for the season.
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I got snowed in at Wintergreen, VA. Parts of the parking lot had drifts 5'+ deep and a snowplow ripped into the side of a buried Jaguar thought to be just a pile of snow.
Those photos look like a normal Winter in the Town of Mammoth Lakes in the High Sierra of California.
Man oh man that Global Warming is a real beeyotch ain’t it?
“I take my leaf bags and tuck them around the foundation, then when it snows I pile it on top of them. Hey, every little bit helps, and it’s free.”
I understand what you mean as I used to put bails of hay around our house which worked great until someone told me that if there was a house fire then the insurance company would have an out (and not pay) because I had flammables near the house, it could be a reason they would not pay.. Now I am cold but insured LOL. actually I now (and yes it sounds gross) use cider blocks around the house. Wind can not get in!
I tuck mine behind the shrubs (a: to keep the house from looking crappy and b: for the reason you state). I do have some extra block and brick around, so that’s a good idea you gave me - next year I’ll stack some on the windy side.
Am I supposed to be impressed ?
I’m from Buffalo,NY
My Dad used to say snow was invented in Syracuse. He was appalled by what constituted a ‘snow emergency’ when I was growing up in Connecticut. He told me he ‘understood’ when I moved to SoCal. You folks are better people than me ;)
Kolyma, Kolyma.
Amazing Planet.
12 months of winter
the rest is summer.
Maybe he left his apartment keys in the car.
My guess would be so that it doesn't get covered later with a snow plow in addition to the snow.
Why its Wobal Glarming!
Why would you bother digging your car out, it’s not going anywhere.
Why would you bother digging your car out, it’s not going anywhere.
LOL. First real blizzard I recall was in Fayetteville outside Syracuse Jan ‘66 — over 6 feet in a day and a half. Most snow I ever saw — until I began going to the Sierras on ski trips.
I went to the Sierras once, in the summer time. I was astounded at how high from the ground some of the street signs were !
“Maybe he left his apartment keys in the car.”
Or had a dentist appointment. lol
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