Winter 2009/2010 Begins: A Snowy Surprise in Warsaw

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Winter 2009/2010 has officially begun, marked by early snowfall in Warsaw, a rare occurrence for mid-October. An old Polish proverb references St. Martin's Day, November 11th, highlighting the unusual timing of this snow. In East Flanders, Belgium, temperatures dropped to around 4°C, with expectations of sub-zero conditions overnight, although no snow was reported. A personal account from someone originally from South Africa reflects their unfamiliarity with cold weather and snow. Additionally, there was a report of a skier caught in an avalanche who survived after being dug out ten minutes later. Recent wet snow has caused significant issues, including breaking electric lines, leaving up to 700,000 people without power, although some areas have experienced only short blackouts.
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I hereby proclaim winter 2009/2010 officially started. This was taken half an hour ago through my window:

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I must admit I don't remember snow in mid October in Warsaw. There is an old Polish proverb saying that 'St. Martin comes on a white horse' - St. Martin's day is November 11th, as this is my name-day I am pretty aware of when it does come and whether there is snow or not. In the last 40 years snow had fallen earlier probably less than 5 times. But not in October.
 
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It was cold here (east Flanders, Belgium) today too (around 4°C), but no snow. It is expected to go sub zero tonight. Being originally from South Africa, I'm not used to it going below zero very often and the first time I touched snow was when I was 23, in Germany. Winter and I have a love-hate relationship :)
 
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The skier is caught by an avalanche and dug out ten minutes later. He survived.
 
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We got some snow here last night, but it didn't stick around.
 
Wow, wet snow is breaking electric lines; up to 700 thousand people can be without power at the moment. So far so good here, although we have seen short blackouts - but not on the phase (hopefully that's in English) computers are connected to.
 

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