People walk past a fence around the Lenin Mausoleum in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral partially seen at left, in Moscow, Russia, early Thursday. A snowfall hit Moscow on Wednesday with temperatures falling to about 32 degrees Fahrenheit. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP Photo
While Tulsa is sitting here in December with nothing but daily highs in the 70s (check your updated local forecast
here), Russia is getting snow.
According to the Associated Press, a large, early snowstorm raged in Moscow, disrupted flights and created havoc on the roads Thursday.
The Moscow Meteorological Office was quoted by the AP as having 8 inches of snow in 24 hours, which is half of Moscow's typical amount of snow for the entire month of November.
In addition,
Reuters is reporting that the snow caused up to 120 miles of traffic jams by Sunday.
According to Accuweather, Moscow, as I write this at about 4:15 p.m. Monday local time (which is about 2:15 a.m. Moscow time if my math is correct), temperatures are in the mid-20s, with daily highs in the 20s and 30s expected this week... and 4 to 8 inches more snow through Friday.
And now... some Moscow snow photos and a video from the AP:
A woman walks in a snow-covered park in Moscow, Russia, Thursday. IVAN SEKRETAREV/AP Photo
A woman walks in a snow-covered park in Moscow, Russia, Thursday. IVAN SEKRETAREV/AP Photo
Pedestrians walk past snow covered cars in Moscow, Thursday. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP Photo
A bulldozer removes snow in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, early Thursday. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP Photo
People jump over snow as they cross a road in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Thursday. IVAN SEKRETAREV/AP Photo
Men try to push a car on a snow covered road in Moscow, Thursday. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP Photo
--Althea Peterson
Now that I have you thinking about snow, don't forget to send in your snowfall total guesses for our winter. Find out about the contest
here, and send Jerry your guesses at
jerry.wofford@tulsaworld.com.
An important addendum to the contest: Also send in the date Tulsa will receive the first measurable snow. That will be used as a tiebreaker.
