ARMENIA UNDER SNOW
Armenpress
Dec 27 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS: The whole of Armenia and its
capital city Yerevan have been affected by a heavy snowfall that fell
throughout the night disrupting traffic and causing chaos on roads.
The northern parts of the country were hit by wind storms with a
speed reaching 24 meters per second.
Armenia’s weather service said the cyclone moving from the southwest
will continue to bring snow with winds to increase up to 25-30
meters per second in the northwestern province of Shirak, also in
Lori and Tavush.
The heaviest snowfalls are expected in northwestern, central and
southeastern regions.
Weather service predict temperature drop by 8-10 degrees, Celsius-down
to 25-30 degrees subzero in Shirak in the early morning hours of
Friday, while remperatures in the rest of Armenia, including the
Ararat Valley and Yerevan, will drop to 20-25 degrees below zero.
Bad weather has also disrupted the operation of Armenia’s biggest
Zvartnots airport with many departures being delayed. Arrivals from
London, Russia and Ukraine have been also delayed.