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US: Winter Storm Warning Issued for Several Counties, WA

A cold weather system is moving through western Washington this week, bringing heavy snowfall of 2 to 4 feet to the mountains and wind gusts reaching 50 mph. In response to this major front, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Warning for several counties, including King, Snohomish, and Pierce. The warning remains in effect until 4:00 PM today, Thursday, January 8, as hazardous travel and whiteout conditions continue to impact mountain passes.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted 2

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

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Illustration - Paris Under the Snow - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (7TH DISTRICT) THE EIFFEL TOWER WILL BE CLOSED TO VISITORS FOLLOWING SNOWFALL IN JANUARY 2026. Photo by Jean-François Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris Under the Snow - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (7TH DISTRICT) THE EIFFEL TOWER WILL BE CLOSED TO VISITORS FOLLOWING SNOWFALL IN JANUARY 2026. Photo by Jean-François Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Lille - France

Lille (59), January 7, 2026: Snowfall over the city, the Hauts-de-France region is on orange alert for snow and ice. The city center under snow - Photo by Badias JF//ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Lille - France

Lille (59), January 7, 2026: Snowfall over the city, the Hauts-de-France region is on orange alert for snow and ice. Difficult driving conditions for cars, snow-covered road on Boulevard de la Liberté - Photo by Badias JF//ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Lille - France

Lille (59), January 7, 2026: Snowfall over the city, the Hauts-de-France region is on orange alert for snow and ice. Difficult traffic conditions for cars and pedestrians, snow-covered roads - Photo by Badias JF//ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Lille - France

Lille (59), January 7, 2026: snowfall over the city. People stroll and walk in the snow in a city park. One woman walks her dog while another shelters from the snow under an umbrella - Photo by Badias JF//ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Lille - France

Lille (59), January 7, 2026: snowfall over the city. Young people build snowmen - Photo by Badias JF//ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowfall in Chrea Mountains - Algeria

People enjoy themselves in the Chrea Blida Mountains in Algeria on January 7, 2026, after heavy snowfall. According to weather forecasts, snowfall will continue at altitudes of 600 meters over the next two days. Photo by Billel Bensalem / APP / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Under The Snow - Paris

After a long snowfall at night, Paris, the 13th arrondissement district, and the Porte d'Italie, and the Paris ring road under a thick blanket of snow. Paris porte d'Italie 07 January 2026. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM