[STORMREPORTS] Severe Winter Weather Hits Europe
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Airports in Paris and Amsterdam, where cancellations stranded thousands of
In some parts of The Netherlands snowfall was up to 20 inches, the highest
Italy's port city of Genoa was paralyzed by a blanket of rare late winter
Authorities closed Genoa airport, shut city schools and ordered buses off
In Turin, the thermometer fell to a record 17 Fahrenheit overnight, while
Heavy snowfall and below-freezing temperatures across most of northern and
In Spain, renowned for its warm winter sunshine in parts, palm trees in the
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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat Mar 05 2005 - 12:38:11 EST
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7077102/page/2/
"AMSTERDAM - Snow-covered palm trees in the Mediterranean, travel chaos on
the continent and a rise in heating costs are the results of an unusual
European cold snap.
passengers overnight, struggled with icy runways and heavy delays on
Thursday as a result of the heavy late winter conditions.
levels recorded for March in the past 20 to 25 years, the Dutch
meteorological institute said.
white stuff that caused traffic chaos as far away as Milan, in one of the
coldest starts to March on record, meteorologists said.
the roads as a blizzard blanketed the Liguria coastline. Milan also got a
rare covering during the morning, as did the nearby cities of Turin and Parma.
Rome suffered its coldest March for 18 years.
central Greece this week have cut off dozens of mountain villages, blocked
roads and led authorities to close some schools.
Mediterranean city of Barcelona have been topped with snow and Madrid has
seen its heaviest snowfall for about 15 years."
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