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Quick Facts

Type of Event	Heavy Snowfall
Verification State	QC1
ESWD	Not reported
Location	Southern Alps, especially Mesocco, Hinterrhein, Safiental, Bergell
Time / Duration	Long time event
Date	05.03.2016
Magnitude	65 cm of fresh snow (within 24 h) fell in Innerglas-Tschappina GR 63 cm of fresh snow fell in Bivio GR 62 cm of fresh snow fell in Splügen GR 61 cm of fresh snow fell in San Bernardino GR 61 cm of fresh snow fell in Maloja GR >20 cm of fresh snow (within 12 h) fell in lowlands in Ticino
Damage / Impact	Blocked streets, widespread snow breakage
Fatalities	-
Injuries	-
Report Source	Newspaper reports, weather data
Remarks	-
General weather situation	TRM - Trog Mitteleuropa feucht-normal