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Just to back up my earlier post and my outsanding question: Now snowing moderatly in Felixstowe!! Nick

Evening all, Havn't checked in since my drama getting home from work sat night and my dismay at having well over 24 hours of drizzle getting rid of most of our 25cm (10inches) of snow here in Felixstowe!!! Sat night I had to leave work in Snape (Nr Aldeburgh) after reports from my girlfriend that we were getting a pasting! I had a rough idea more snow was falling South with what looked like a sweet spot over Felixstowe from my limited radar watching at work!! Drove back down the A12 with only 1 or 2cm of snow in Snape. Woodbridge marked the boundry for slightly more snow with what looked like 2 or 3 inches. As I came down the A14 in became progressively interesting with heavy snow falling again. For those who know the Trimley roundabout I would suggest this marked the localised boundry for the heaviest falls in this area and as I entered Felixstowe for the first time ever I experienced the strange/scary/exciting emotion of my front bumpber taking off the top inch of snow acting as a snow Plough, amazing!!! To top in all off I had to dig myself out in the morning after ploughing into a parking space that evening!! Just my little experience I thought id share from over this way!!! Now back to the questions? Radar hasn't been showing this drizzle over Felixstowe (and other east coast areas) and with temps/dew points set to drop (Here currently 0.6 dp 0.5) will this precipitation continue to fall, assumingly caused by convection or prehaps even intensify? As I checked my temps precep it more boarderline fine snow and only slightly sleetish!! Nick

You got a streamer on your way to north-east Kent by the looks of things!!! Looking quite intense, just missing me at Felixstowe, enjoy!!!

You got a streamer on your way to north-east Kent by the looks of things!!! Looking quite intense, just missing me at Felixstowe, enjoy!!!

Very grateful for it myself!! Don't ever think i'll see anything like this again in England!! Will have to revert back to my ski holiday fix for snow in years to come!!

Don't know about roofs!! Surprised there hasn't been any power cuts/ trees down though as the snow has piled up on them!!

No Small town/village eaten up be Felixstowe if you know what I mean!!

Hi Cookiemonsta, Im in Walton!! Agree with you, fresh snow must be around 8 inches today (5 inches in the last few hours). The measurement I took was off the garden table where it hasn't melted since the heavy falls from the streamer Wednesday morning. 28cm on there now!!! Road must have a good 4/5 inches on it and with the potential of some more will make it very interesting tomorrow!!

UNBELIEVEABLE!! Thought is was all dying out but comming down heavy again in Felixstowe!!! Bodes well for anyone further south!! Going to reach a foot of snow soon (25cm currently!!), and am really worried i'm not going to get out of my road without a snow plough clearing it first!!

Spot on Matt! Felixstowe as I posted earlier has 23cm where no melt has occured!!! Mum lives 5 miles as the crow flies north west and they have only had their first real dump tonight 4 inches ish!!

3/4 inches from that latest stramer by the way when it heads for you guys n girls!!

AMAZING!! Really hope this snow here in Felixstowe, South Suffolk makes it further south for you guys!! Streamer yesterday, then again today!! Thank you north sea and everyone posting about the potential convection!! Just measured on my garden table (least melt) from snow over the last few days and reads 23cm (9 inches), never seen anything like it!!

Should be hitting Felixstowe in the next 20 mins!!! Anybody up the coast?

Only just noticed this update for EA!! Been there a while though!! Do you reckon that is in regard to the showers now pushing in from the east? Further snow showers will be heavy at times giving accumulations of 2 to 5 cm and possibly up to 10 cm in places. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the Highways Agency for further advice regarding traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads. Issued at: 1433 Thu 7 Jan

Good old North Sea!!! Looking good!!! This is exactly the same way the showers formed that gave Felixstowe and Essex the streamer (3/4 inches of snow) first thing Wednesday moring!!! BRING IT ON!!!

Somebodys thoughts please!! Is that North Sea Convection occuring off the east coast of suffolk as 1/2 hour a go nothing on the radar now its seems to be pepping up!!! On the east coast at Felixstowe and the sky is getting very dark!!! Could we be back in business??

Someone in the KNOW? Would i be right in thinking that as the low pulls further south the clump of showers in the north sea will effect the eastern side of Norfolk/ Suffolk and Essex before moving into Kent as at the mo alot of the showers seem to be further inland?

NEED YOUR THOUGHTS?!? Seem to be some specks developing off the north Suffolk coast on the radar!! Would this be the rash of showers fizzling out picking up rogue precepitation or the chance of something forming?? Would convection occur over the north sea tonight? Thanks, Nick

WOW!!! All i can say! Heaviest snow ive seen in 10 years here in Felixstowe!! At my mums 5 miles away there is only about inch!! Must be close to 5/6 inches in the garden and a couple on the road!! This is going to be a very interesting week!!

Got my eye on the huge area of precp in the north sea due east of Norwich!! Will that track south-eastwards, if so where might it hit land Norfolk/ Suffolk/ Essex or further South? ANY IDEAS?

Stopped here in Felixstowe now!! Best part of 3 inches. Got my eye on the north sea now with fingers crossed for more (don't want to be greedy!!). Any thoughts for further snow in east suffolk?

Hi Everyone, been charting these forums for the last couple of weeks and thought it was about time to join in the fun!! That stremer off the North sea has been right over us in Felixstowe for a number of hours now with mod/heavy snow still falling. Must be pushing well over 2 inches now!! Think its about to leave us if it continues tracking south but has been a real welcome surprise with hopefully more to come. Any thoughts if it is likely to pull east and continue here for a while longer or is it a deffinite southwards trend now? Nick (Felixstowe)