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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    3 minutes ago, Tom Quintavalle said:

    Coming down a bit more noticeable now, in S.E. London.

    Yes, agree Daniel. 

    As you can see below, those -12c 850's over the Southern North Sea Have moved away Westward, therefore the differential between the Upper Air and the body of water reduces, thereby weakening Streamer activity,

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    Regards,

    Tom Q.  👍

    I wouldn't rely on the models so much here, it has already proven to be different to what was expected.

    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    1 minute ago, MAF said:

    finally got our relief after doing a night/day/night and then around 10 in the morning the guys got in. 39 hours total working. 

    the gay bar? there's one under the arches at charing cross i used to pass when going to get the train after work. were some sights to behold outside it on a Sunday morning 😮 

    after the 2010 event all charing cross was closed, i walked down the road to Westminster pier and got a river bus home to woolwich arsenal. with all of London at a standstill it was absolutely unbelievable that me and my mate were the only passengers on that boat. and better still i got a discount fare for showing my Ministry of defence ID card 😄

    I don't think I could find the bar again if I tried, it was very much a case of any port in a storm! It was bloody lovely place, music at a reasonable volume, beer in tip top shape if stupidly overpriced! They were doing an absolutely roaring trade as everyone had the same idea!

    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    11 minutes ago, MAF said:

    If i recall that was the time i worked a 36 hour continual shift because our day shift relief all lived in Medway Towns and couldn't get into london to relieve us coming off our night shift.

    It came out of nowhere, was seeing a comedian, when we arrived it was dry and chilly. After the first support act I popped out for a smoke and it was snowing. When we came out after the headliner it was 6inches+ thick laying snow!

    We made it to Charing Cross just as the boards all changed to 'cancelled'. Ended up drinking in a very trendy gay bar as it was one of the only places open, paying 10 quid for a beer just to keep out of the snow while we waited to see if the night bus would still run. 

    A proper adventure!

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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    Just now, Altostratus said:

    Just visiting to say good luck folks. I was lucky enough to be living in SW London during the Feb 2009 event - really magical and stands out as one of my favourite snow memories. If I recall correctly that 'sea effect' event was not modelled too well and the warnings only really came out as it started! Hopefully this one has been underplayed somewhat by the models. Early radar returns starting to shape up nicely... 

    I think I was in London for that one. Ended up taking a night bus back to Catford, then a taxi to Dartford, then driving home very slowly on the M2. Left the venue at 10pm, got in at 6am. I have a photo somewhere of me punching the air outside my front door!

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