Heavy Snow Hits Spain

By Robert On January 16, 2013 · 2 Comments

One community expecting almost 20 inches (50 cm) of snow.
Northern Spain experienced heavy snowfall on Monday and Tuesday Jan 14, 15) which caused several road blockages and led to a number of school closures.

The National Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has put 23 provinces on alert for snow, wind and rain.

AEMET forecasts 19.7 inches of snowfall in the Pyrenees in Navarre, and 7.9 inches for parts of Pyrenees in Lleida.

http://www.wtvy.com/home/headlines/Heavy-Snow-Hits-Spain-187074701.html

Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link

2 Responses to Heavy Snow Hits Spain

R. de Haan says:

January 16, 2013 at 7:18 pm

Historic snowfall French side of the Pyrenees:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/wintersport/21224102/__Historische_sneeuwval_in_de_Pyreneeen__.html

Translate with google but the pictures tell you more than a thousand words
Rhys Jaggar says:

January 17, 2013 at 3:59 am

There’s been over a metre of snow in two Pyrenean Spanish ski resorts the past seven days – Bacquera Beret and Formigal. The Atlantic lows have been diverted south courtesy of the high pressure blocking the UK.