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Saturday, January 9, 2021

Snowstorm Shuts Down Spain -- January 9, 2021

Updates

Later, 8:26 p.m. CT: news continues --

Original Post 

Link here.

Storm Filomena has blanketed parts of Spain in heavy snow, with half of the country on red alert for more on Saturday. Madrid, one of the worst affected areas, is set to see up to 20cm (eight inches) of snow in the next 24 hours
The city's airport has closed along with a number of roads. 
According to local media, the snowfall in Madrid is the heaviest in at least 40 years
The country's AEMET weather agency said the snowfall was "exceptional and most likely historic".

See also this story: snow in Spain; freezing in Asia. 

Never see snow again? Video here.

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