Horn
10th March 2015, 10:13 AM
In reality, it took only 18 hours. See many, many photos of super-snowfall.
“It’s official,” says meteoweb.eu. “Capracotta and Pescocostanzo, Italy, are the snowiest places in the world! The data is scary.”
These are the two new records for snowfall in a span of only 24 hours, that is, in one day, although in reality all this snow fell in about 18 hours on Thursday, March 5, 2015.
And at higher altitudes, accumulations are much more significant.
The previous world record snowfall most snow in 24 hours was set in Silver Lake, Colorado, where between 20 and April 21, 1921 fell 193cm (6.33 ft) of snow in 24 hours.
But surely between Abruzzo and Molise it has snowed more than this many times. The great meteorologist Edmondo Bernacca wrote in the Italian Meteorological Magazine of December 1961 that in Roccacaramanico, in the municipality of Sant’Eufemia, just 878 meters above sea level in the province of Pescara, fell 365cm (11.92 ft) of snow in 24 hours.
In two areas in the Apennines between Abruzzo and Molise men and equipment are still working to clear the roads between the houses, which were inundated with piles of snow that reached three meters (10 ft) because of the wind, which blew impetuous during the storm.
In Pescocostanzo during the storm it was virtually impossible to get out of the house!
It should be stressed that the Apennine area between Abruzzo and Molise is not new to this type of snowfall, as over the years there have been several accumulations similar to this event.
It has been handed down in the annals of meteorology and manuals from generation to generation, that this is the snowiest area in the world in terms of abundance of snowfall in a short time because of the proximity to the sea, exposure north / east and the topography of the area.
Snow by Guinness World Records in Capracotta: never so much since 1956, “a show that takes your breath away”
http://iceagenow.info/2015/03/official-italy-captures-world-one-day-snowfall-record/
“It’s official,” says meteoweb.eu. “Capracotta and Pescocostanzo, Italy, are the snowiest places in the world! The data is scary.”
These are the two new records for snowfall in a span of only 24 hours, that is, in one day, although in reality all this snow fell in about 18 hours on Thursday, March 5, 2015.
And at higher altitudes, accumulations are much more significant.
The previous world record snowfall most snow in 24 hours was set in Silver Lake, Colorado, where between 20 and April 21, 1921 fell 193cm (6.33 ft) of snow in 24 hours.
But surely between Abruzzo and Molise it has snowed more than this many times. The great meteorologist Edmondo Bernacca wrote in the Italian Meteorological Magazine of December 1961 that in Roccacaramanico, in the municipality of Sant’Eufemia, just 878 meters above sea level in the province of Pescara, fell 365cm (11.92 ft) of snow in 24 hours.
In two areas in the Apennines between Abruzzo and Molise men and equipment are still working to clear the roads between the houses, which were inundated with piles of snow that reached three meters (10 ft) because of the wind, which blew impetuous during the storm.
In Pescocostanzo during the storm it was virtually impossible to get out of the house!
It should be stressed that the Apennine area between Abruzzo and Molise is not new to this type of snowfall, as over the years there have been several accumulations similar to this event.
It has been handed down in the annals of meteorology and manuals from generation to generation, that this is the snowiest area in the world in terms of abundance of snowfall in a short time because of the proximity to the sea, exposure north / east and the topography of the area.
Snow by Guinness World Records in Capracotta: never so much since 1956, “a show that takes your breath away”
http://iceagenow.info/2015/03/official-italy-captures-world-one-day-snowfall-record/