The northern area of the US has been hit with a spring blizzard. Meteorologists have posted a blizzard warning for a large section of western North Dakota, and smaller areas of western South Dakota and eastern Montana starting Tuesday. Forecasters are expecting the weather to reach between one and two feet of snow with some areas experiencing lesser amounts. Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham expresses the Black Hills of South Dakota can average 10 to 20 inches of snow in the month of April. The snow could be helpful to parts of western North Dakota as the US Drought Monitor map shows the region is abnormally dry or in some form of a drought. 

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-dakota/articles/2022-04-11/spring-storm-packing-blizzard-conditions-for-northern-plains

A powerful, late-winter storm combining rivers of moisture and frigid temperatures is expected to dump snow from the Deep South all the way north to the Canadian border over the weekend.

With snowfall totals ranging from about 4 inches in northern parts of Alabama and Mississippi to about 13 inches in northern Maine, the storm could cause travel problems and power outages across a wide part of the Eastern United States.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2022-03-11/nws-heavy-snow-expected-in-northern-mississippi-alabama

This Saturday, a strong cold front is expected to move over Virginia, bringing with it heavy rain, strong wind, and the potential for some snow later in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to drop from the mid 50s to the mid to low 30s, the timing of which could lead to more or less snow. Although the snow is not expected to accumulate at this time, the strong winds and rain from earlier in the day could lead to hazardous driving conditions and delays. Wind gusts could be as high as 50+ mph.

https://www.nbc12.com/2022/03/10/first-alert-weather-day-cold-blast-saturday-with-rain-gusty-winds-snow/

Storm Franklin hit Ireland and the UK just days after Storm Eunice blasted its way across the North Atlantic. Storm Franklin is expected to have similar impacts to Storm Eunice, including high sustained winds and gusts over 100 MPH, high surf, widespread power outages, and uprooted trees.

Polar Vortex gives no rest for the North Atlantic as a New Monster Storm Franklin heads for Ireland and UK on Sunday, followed by another Bomb Cyclone for Iceland on Monday

In the early hours of today (02/18) and currently continuing, Storm Eunice is said to have been one of the worst UK storms in three decades with parts of the UK experiencing 122mph winds. Most parts of the UK were issued a red warning for winds and institutions, flights and trains were closed/cancelled. At least two people have been injured and a man has died in Ireland from a falling tree. People are being urged to stay home and many infrastructures and homes are being damaged such as London’s O2 Arena which has had parts of its roof shredded.

Link to the BBC article as it updates throughout the day: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-60421388

The Winter Olympics in Beijing have postponed two events and other scheduled trainings due to snow. In an event such as the Winter Olympics one might assume that snow would be the last thing to cause cancellations to events. This was not the case as Slopestyle snowboarding events and training runs were rescheduled due to real snow on the courses. Shovels and leaf blowers were used to remove the real snow that lay on top of the artificial snow. Other events such as the 4x10km relay (cross-country skiing) saw 20 minute time increases over the last winning time in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. In addition to the courses, other changes were present in the region including chains on the tires of buses shuttling spectators. It’s fascinating to see how snow significantly impacts the events of a program designed around winter weather sports.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/sports/olympics/beijing-games-snow.html