Walls Of Snow Line Italian Town After Intense Snowfall

Some observers claimed Capracotta, a small mountain town in Italy, recorded 100.7 inches, or 256 centimeters, of snow in one day. Officially, weather observers recorded far less, though the snowdrifts remained impressive.

A tiny town in central Italy was buried under snow last week, weather website MeteoWeb reported.

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The snowfall in Capracotta (which sits at an elevation of about 4,658 feet) was obviously impressive, but soon MeteoWeb reported it had broken a world record.

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In spite of some claims, Capracotta likely did not hit 256 centimeters — 100.7 inches — of snowfall in 18 hours, USA Today reported.

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The massive snowdrifts were likely created from a smaller amount of snow being blown around by high winds, USA Today reported.

Since last Thursday, walls of snow have lined streets in town.

And still, another 10 to 15 inches were in the forecast for Thursday, MeteoWeb reported.

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