Record-breaking 21st century snowfall strikes Perm, Russia
Snowful April Chaos in Perm!
Brace yourselves, folks! The city of Perm witnessed a whopper of a snowstorm on April 28, starting at 6:30 am local time (that's 4:30 am Moscow time). Meteorological maestros predicted a snowfest that could last for days, and boy, did they deliver.
Digging deeper, here's what went down: Perm received a chilly 33 cm of snow, while neighboring Lysva saw a deeper blanket with 37 cm. Kungur was kissed by a 30 cm snowfall, whereas Osa and Nizhnyaya Salda clocked in at 29 cm each. The cold front even crept into the town of Gubakha, piling up 28 cm of snow. Experts are still crunching numbers to decide if this snowstorm dethroned the city's historical snowfall record.
Wanna know a mind-blowing fact? In Perm, 32 mm of precipitation fell during the storm, which is an astounding 88% of the monthly average. And let me tell you, it was more than during the last showstopper snowfall on April 27-28, 2010!
Okay, here's where it gets interesting: the city was greeted by fierce winds of up to 20 m/s and a storm warning, leading to some serious traffic troubles. 9-10 level traffic jams clogged the streets, public transport sailed into disarray, and there were numerous accidents reported. To battle the chill, communal services deployed over 200 tons of anti-icing materials. The international airport in Perm also took a snow day, remaining closed for 18 hours, and at the weather station, visibility sank to an eerie 300 meters.
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Tags: #Russia #Weather #History
- The snowfall on April 28 in Perm was the strongest among neighboring cities, with a chilly 33 cm of snow, yet experts are deliberating whether it surpassed the city's historical snowfall record.
- On April 28, the city of Perm received an astounding 88% of its monthly average precipitation, with a whopping 32 mm of precipitation falling during the storm.
- The snowstorm on April 28 resulted in severe traffic jams, public transport disarray, and numerous accidents due to fierce winds up to 20 m/s and a storm warning.
- On April 28, science and environmental-science experts have found that the snowstorm was more intense than the last showstopper snowfall on April 27-28, 2010, in Perm.
