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Sorry, BP, I'm off in the opposite direction, it's been blustery and wet for hours, but I do think it's getting worse out there, even in the last 5 minutes. Hope your relief arrives soon and safely.CDHi Crazy hope its getting better but a lot a lying water and gusting wind,if you are going into the city can you post how it was,my relief is coming from Thurrock down the A13 and I have to go back down the A2/M2 ..Thanks
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Oh deep joy! Thanks for the info SF-02. I think I might ponder my options!
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This has probably been asked adozen times at least, but I am about to head out to work, am I going out to an improving situation or a deteriorating one? Any thoughts much appreciated!
Thanks
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Ooh, thanks for that Nanu, I've taken a look, there could be possibilities!
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So does that mean I have more to come soon? I'm just NE of you across the river!CDDitto Nanu, Still crashing about here, just to your east. Tom.
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Well, that storm lingered a bit longer than most, I must say! Nice rolling thunder, overlapping each other, frequent lightning in the cloud layer and one really crispy, crackling peal that made the hairs on my arms stand up! Still muggy out there, though!
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I know Thurrock is an area of social deprivation, perhaps that's the reason storms avoid the place, or at very best, pick up their skirts and dash through as quickly as possible! Three rumbles, two flashes, five minutes of stair-rod rain, that last one is now a mere wisp in the sky, meh!
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Oohh, nice deep rumble.....
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Husband has just reported he heard thunder, he's having a snooze in the bedroom, so I had better check the source of those rumbles!
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Yep, definitely a skyward phenomenon!
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Well, we have one last resort, let's all go and water our gardens! CDDer, pays to read a post more carefully than I just have! Oops!CDWell I've tried very hard to make it rain here today and failed.I've painted the shed door, washed the car, put washing out to dry and watered the garden-twice. All I've had is a dark cloud pass over.After having been up half the night watching distant lightening and listening to distant thunder I feel miffed.
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27.6c here, intermittent hazy sunshine, stiflingly humid, although a bit of a breeze has picked up. Just had a helicopter pass over here, so there can't be very much going on up there at the moment! Can't help but be a tad disappointed! Still, this morning's offering was worth watching.
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Thanks for your post Tom! I used to suffer badly with a fear of thunderstorms as a child after a neighbours house was struck by lightning. I got overit to a large extent when I had kids. I learned to be brave in front of them. Loved the video too!
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Such quick evolution, fabulous to watch!
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Got a couple of towers ( hope that's the right terminology!) going up pretty quickly north of me, though a long way off.
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Took a quick look at your links, Coast, thanks for the info.Either a sun dog or one of these: http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/77139-tangent-arc/ maybe?
)and, Buzzit, yep, I probably have left myself vulnerable, particularly as I did indulge in a bevvie or two during the afternoon! But I know you are a gentle bunch and will go easy on me!
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It's a lovely quiet, hot afternoon, here, 28.4 degrees c on a shaded north facing balcony! Can anyone explain something we saw around 8pm last night. The sun was veiled by some cloud, though we could see the disk of the sun through it. Some distance to the left of the sun but at the same height was a bit of a rainbow, a small arc but turned 90 degrees sideways so it looked vertical. Neither hubby nor I have seen anything like it before and were wondering what caused it. Anybody got an explanation, please?
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Must give Mum a call, she's up by Sir Thomas More's in Leigh on Sea. She's 78, and doesn't find the snow quite so exhilarating nowadays!
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Some of the drifts especially on Bungalow Roofs are epic around here, but yes your measurements are similar to what I have here.
Roads now getting back to normal.
Btw yesterday was incredible in how Southend Council got caught out, I know people slag off councils but there really was nothing they could have done, we had frequent heavy snow showers all morning and early afternoon which settled on roofs and grass, the roads were soaking wet, by the time i picked the kids up from school my car temp was -0.5c and by the time I got home at 345pm it was showing at nearly -4c, that is an incredible temperature drop in the space of 45 minutes and turned all wet roads into sheet ice, the roads were some of the worst conditions I have ever seen around here! I Lost count of the number of crashes I witnessed.
Just for the record, at 4:45am this morning there was about 1mm of lying snow on roads and paths, where it had drifted, there was 1 cm. But at least Thurrock had gritters out yesterday!!!!
Totally outclassed in this fixture, well done Paul!
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Edit "fritters"! Oh er!!
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Flippin Eck
Another Whiteout here, Just waiting for the Thundersnow tbh
Accumulations are building fast!
Yay, great stuff, Paul! This is one competition when we can feel happy for the winners!
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Snow Depth Cup
It's been snowing on and off all day, temps haven't risen above freezing, wind chill cutting through like a knife, yet still no ruddy accumulation! Big fat NIL from me tonight, Tom!
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Nothing quite as cheerless as a grey, cold Monday afternoon, sort of day I'd like to hibernate from!
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Good morning all!! Not sure if I am a default loser in the snow depth cup for not posting sooner, but it's been a very busy weekend. While snow was falling for hour after hour at a rate of a hand full of flakes an hour, the only accumulation was about 1mm of tiny snow pellets on the wiper blades of the car early Saturday morning, and they were gone by 9 am. I was in Leigh on Sea Saturday afternoon, and there was nothing to note there either.
Today, the rain has stopped now, and it's the warmest it has been for several days, a mild 3c, breaking out the summer wear later!!
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A couple of light showers of snow grains here this morning. Had nearly enough of this for now; need to get the garden tidied up and would prefer to do this without the sort of windchill we've got today!
Welcome to the forum AA! I went to Acle market almost 40 yrs ago. Nearly ended up owning a derelict lawnmower waving away a bothersome wasp!
A few grains of snow blowing around in the breeze here, earlier. Car temp said 2c.
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Just spent a wonderful couple of hours with my youngest grandson (1 year old next week). It was warm enough in Basildon to take him for a walk to the local park, muck about on the swings, and wave to passing traffic. It's been a warm, balmy afternoon, and now both the baby and I need a nap!!!!
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South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 26/10/13
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Thanks for all the responses, I really appreciate them. I've decided to hang around at home for a couple of hours, then see what the situation is from there. Again thanks, everyone
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