Posted on 01/12/2021 7:29:24 AM PST by Red Badger
January 11, 2020
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Meteorologists declared it the largest snowfall in the region since 1971.
Between January 7–9, 2021, a moist, low-pressure weather system over the ocean collided with a cold air mass sitting over western Europe. The result was the heaviest snowfall over Spain in fifty years.
After barely seeing significant snowfall for a decade, the capital city of Madrid was blanketed with widespread accumulations of 20 to 30 centimeters (8 to 12 inches). Some suburban and rural areas in central, northern, and eastern Spain were coated with up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow. The country’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) declared it the largest snowfall in the region since 1971. In southern parts of the country, torrential rains led to flash floods.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite observed snow cover in Spain and southwestern France in the early afternoon on January 11, 2021. The top image is natural color, while the false-color image (below) combines visible light, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared (MODIS bands 7-2-1) to distinguish clouds (white) from snow, ice, and high-altitude icy clouds (all shades of teal).
January 11, 2020
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Nearly 700 streets and highways were rendered impassable by the snowstorm, and hundreds of people were stranded in cars for a night. All flights out of Madrid were canceled for nearly two days, as was most rail traffic. Government workers and soldiers were dispatched to clear roads in order to keep food supplies and COVID-19 vaccine supplies moving. Forecasters expected cold temperatures (-8 to -10 degrees Celsius) to linger until January 14, freezing some of the snow into ice.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview.
Did it fall mainly in the plains?
Hope they choke on it
The snows in Madrid was welcomed mainly by the kids.................
Snow is actually just cold water. It will melt in short order. Enjoy it.
But, but, but global warming!!!
Must be fake noose. We’ve been informed we’ve seen the end of snow by x-spurts in climate. I know OUR sierras could use some more but the NWS says January ain’t it.
We just had a big snow event in Texas. It happens where I live about every four years.
No worries, “man” made global warming will soon melt the snow.
snow in Extremadura...I would like to be there to see that.
Yup, and its relatively mild in NE Ohio
Weather varies
Well, I’ve never been to Spain............................
How are they going to blame this on Trump?
I was originally going to say, blame it on global warming, but Trump has clearly risen to the top of the blame pyramid. Everything, everywhere, is Trump’s fault. Because, “Orange Man Bad.” (do I really need a /s tag?)
“The snows in Madrid was welcomed mainly by the kids.................”
Now that’s a fun way to put it! You’re right! What a treat for them. :)
SNOW DAY! ~~~~~~ NO SCHOOL!............................
“We just had a big snow event in Texas. “
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LOL
We survived the big snow! I told a friend that Texans are made for heat, not snow!
“SNOW DAY! ~~~~~~ NO SCHOOL!............................”
You’ve brought a huge smile to my face; thank you, FRiend!
The happiest days, as a child, ever! :)
“We survived the big snow! I told a friend that Texans are made for heat, not snow!”
I lived in Texas for a while; I wonder if the snow lasted long enough to kill some of those massive cockroaches that greeted us when we moved into our apartment. One of them even got into the fridge! I hope someone didn’t get their security deposit back, not that the landlord put it to use to clean the place up. Or fumigate it.
Everything is indeed bigger in Texas. LOL!
The “scientists” who interpret the role of sunspots on the planets just talk about slight decrease in brightness when activity decreases as causing a “slight” decrease in the earth’s temperature. Liars.
They have to know the truth. The Little Ice Age was started by a grand solar minimum, which we are in now. My father in law in New York says it was too cold in 2019 to swim, and last year he stayed in Florida and said the same thing. I live in deep south Texas and last year was markedly cooler than previous years, and our “one week of winter” this year has lasted since September. We had almost no 100 degree days last year. I moved here from Amarillo to get a break from the snow (and a nightmare of a wife). Real scientists are saying 30 years of substantial cooling.
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