Tag: #poweroutages

Second winter storm in a week blankets Atlantic Canada, turning Easter into another snow day

A Colorado low brings heavy wet snow, freezing rain and rain across the Maritimes and Newfoundland, snarling travel and raising outage risks.

#atlanticcanada, #winterstorm, #freezingrain, #poweroutages, #easter

NOAA Rates March 13–17 Blizzard ‘Extreme’ as Storm Iona Paralyzes Travel Across U.S. and Canada

NOAA assigns a rare Category 5 rating to the mid-March blizzard that dumped feet of snow, spawned 51 tornadoes and triggered mass outages and flight cancellations.

#winterstorm, #blizzard, #extremeweather, #travel, #poweroutages

Mid-March storm lashes U.S. with blizzards, ice, tornadoes and record heat

A sprawling March 13–17 storm brought blizzards and ice to the Midwest, tornadoes to the South and East, wildfire conditions on the Plains and unusual heat in the Southwest.

#extremeweather, #blizzard, #tornadoes, #poweroutages, #climatechange

Blizzard of 2026 Shatters Snow Records, Knocks Out Power Across the Northeast

A bomb-cyclone nor’easter dumped up to three feet of snow, grounded travel, cut power to 600,000 and left at least 13 dead across five states.

#blizzard, #noreaster, #poweroutages, #northeast, #climate

First ‘Extreme Cold Warning’ Under New NWS System Hits Washington-Baltimore as Arctic Blast Drives Subzero Wind Chills

Arctic air and 60-mph gusts push wind chills below zero in the Washington-Baltimore region, triggering the first Extreme Cold Warning under new NWS alerts.

#extremecold, #washingtondc, #maryland, #nationalweatherservice, #poweroutages

Storm Kristin Batters Portugal With Record Winds, Leaving Central Regions Devastated

A rapidly intensifying Atlantic cyclone blasted Portugal with possibly record gusts, widespread damage and outages before sweeping across Europe.

#portugal, #stormkristin, #extremeweather, #poweroutages, #europe

Winter Storm Fern killed 119 across North America despite days of warnings

A forecast storm still killed 119, cut power to 1 million and exposed Southern grid and housing vulnerabilities as ice crippled communities.

#winterstorm, #poweroutages, #extremeweather, #publicsafety, #infrastructure

Winter Storm ‘Gianna’ to Rapidly Intensify, Bringing Heavy Snow, High Winds and Coastal Flooding to the Southeast

A fast-developing nor’easter could dump heavy snow from Georgia to Virginia, unleash 70 mph gusts and spur coastal flooding days after deadly Storm Fern.

#winterstorm, #noreaster, #severeweather, #poweroutages, #coastalflooding

Southeastern Australia hit by near-50°C heatwave as fires, blackouts and water failures expose system strain

A late-January heatwave shattered records across four states, driving bushfires, blackouts and water outages—and sharpening warnings about a hotter future.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #poweroutages, #climatechange

Storm Chandra floods Dublin’s M50, knocks out power and shuts hundreds of schools across Ireland

Heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Chandra flooded key roads including Dublin’s M50, cut power to 30,000+ properties and closed 500+ schools.

#stormchandra, #ireland, #flooding, #dublin, #poweroutages

Storm Chandra floods roads and closes hundreds of schools across Ireland

Heavy rain on saturated ground left parts of Dublin and the southeast flooded, cutting power to thousands and closing 500+ schools across Ireland.

#ireland, #stormchandra, #flooding, #meteireann, #poweroutages

Winter Storm Fern spreads ice and snow across the U.S., threatening power and snarling travel

A sprawling January storm brings heavy snow, dangerous ice and extreme cold from Texas to the Northeast, prompting emergencies, outages and mass flight cancellations.

#winterstorm, #snow, #ice, #poweroutages, #travel