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Storm Eunice - 18th February
snowponies replied to Thunder and Lightning's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
Hailing as well now, that temperature has dropped like a stone! Neighbour's washing line lifted up and thrown across the courtyard. Bonkers out there -
Storm Eunice - 18th February
snowponies replied to Thunder and Lightning's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
Really ramping up here in west devon, like a steam train out there! Thankfully we don't have any trees nearby on the farm I live on but the roof is making some interesting noises! One of the brick sheds outside has had the windows cave in taking the bricks it's attached to with it. Stay safe everyone! Horses are out in the field as their barn has a flimsy metal roof, plus yard owner has scaffolding on her house a few metres from said barn. Hope they are ok, will venture out when it's safer. -
Apparently it was an army flare but that could be hearsay. They have set the moor on fire by the yard a few times, one incident a few years ago destroyed 50 acres due to live firing around Easter time when it was very warm and dry. Because of its remoteness they can't quite get to it. It is extremely dry up there currently and nearly all the liquid up there is frozen thick too.
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Lightly snowing here just outside tavi and reports of heavier stuff mary tavy way. Very very concerned about the fire as my horses are near the area. My yard owner said there's quite a bit of smoke which isn't good news regarding the direction it's traveling and apparently its spreading fast! Have got horsebox on standby and phone close to me in case I need to move them. Crossing everything they manage to control it!
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You never know, was surprised to see it snowing when I set off for work at 6 this morning and by the time I got to Okehampton it was coming down quite hard! When I got to my first yard I checked the MO forecast and it still said dry. Kept snowing for a few hours too even when there was nothing on the radar. I have to admit I'm thoroughly enjoying the dry! For the first time in months I'm not covered head to toe in mud and changing rugs off horses is soooo much easier when they aren't wet and heavy! Was hoping to take the horse out in the few cms we got but there were a few scary drivers so sadly had to pass
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A good day on west dartmoor too wasn't expecting so much to be honest. Started off with a dusting first thing but when feeding horses at my yard on the moors it started very heavy and by the time I finished there was at least an inch. Normally I'm all smug in my truck but this year I don't have a 4x4 was very hairy leaving that yard and onto the next one, by the time I finished feeding/bringing in horses there it had mostly turned to sheet ice and almost didn't make it home again
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Where abouts in Mary tavy are they going? Main road should be fine, anywhere else will be very dodgy! If it helps I passed my test in 2010 a couple months before the epic cold spell and I was working in princetown at the time (plume of feathers), I had some scary times but I learnt how to drive in snow pretty well! Police are patrolling so stopping anyone driving on that road and they want a good reason why you're driving on there!
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It's not too bad from tavi to Mary tavy, bit snowy in places but take it slow and it's fine. Across blackdown isn't too bad either however going down from there towards lydford it's crazy! Would not tackle it without a 4x4! Police stopping anyone driving asking if you are ok and having a rant if your not in a 4x4. 3 cars were buried just before the fox and hounds, poor people who got stuck in there last night!
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Going to the horses was an interesting experience. Car was a beast and managed 1ft snow drifts though had to get out for one drift that the car struggled to get over and dig at it to make it smaller. That was in lydford. Then went to a clients horses near shell garage sourton service stations and my word! I had to ditch the car and walk as the drifts were over the hedge! Must be 15ft in places. Went on the closed A386 too and they were using huge diggers to move the snow, road was barely single track (normally a 2 lane fast road) with 10ft of snow pushed against the hedges, amazing!