RobR
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Still no thaw of lying snow still from last Wednesday and Friday. Most urban areas it has melted but the grass and country there is still lots. Not bad really, despite the lack of falling snow this week. And wow at the video from the 1990 blizzard.
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Just back from the Peak District, just past Leek. The road was supposed to be closed to Buxton but was clear. As were most side roads, the farmers have been busy. The wind chill was awful. Knee deep+ snow in parts, the drifting is quite severe. Will post pics later.
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Where was the forecast freeze last night? Left work in Quinton and there was about 5cm on the ground. Get back home where I expected a good covering as the radar showed snow overnight and it was a mess last night when i left and its slush tastic.
It must have really rained hard to get rid of the snow cover we had! Gutted.
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Hammering down with snow here in Quinton. A good layer already on the surface.
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Nice top up tonight in Stoke, especially as a fair bit melted today. Mind you not much in the way of activity after this.
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Took me nearly 2 and half hours to drive into work, dropping my son off on the way. 15 miles, including the school drop in a village on my way. Left at 7.40, arrived work 10.10. There was an inch of snow though once upto the outskirts of town at 100m more like two inches. I just got back from Norway at midnight. Pathetic what happens to the roads and drivers.
Same problems here on the roads this morning. People were driving so slow that they were not getting the momentum to get up the various hills and banks and so clogged the roads. On the opposite scale lorries jacknifed everywhere and some were speeding and span off the road.
Oh and turn off anti skid functions as I discovered in the Citroen DS3...it helps stop wheel spinning which has been an issue with such a powerful car that is Diesel. My Citroen C2 is always a beast in the snow though.
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Wow, 10cm of snow to virtually all gone in parts. We really needed it to freeze but sadly not.
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Impressive fall in the end in Stoke, particulary where I am north of the city towards Leek. 10cm on the grass, less on pavements due to a thaw yesterday and 15CM+ on the higher elevations where I walked the dog today around 10 minutes walk away.
I'm guessing Buxton has done well, since on Boxing Day it was deep down there and we only had a few CM here, which seemed good at the time, but this has surpassed that. I think its the second deepest snowfall in my 7 years up here.
I'd be tempted to go to the Peaks but I know the roads were horrific earlier. Hoping for some clearance by Sunday to get out and about with the dog.
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Looks like the back edge of the band in Stoke turned back to snow. East Midlands looking great!
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Can anyone in the pink zone shed any light on the precip type? It seems the heaviest band so far today is also going to be the biggest disappointment for Stoke and areas around it. Typical!
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Looks like it has turned to sleet over Stoke. Gutted!
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According to my other half, it looks to be raining slightly in Stoke.
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Look out the Window Rob, you're only a mile away & a couple of hundred feet higher!
I wish I could, I'm 52 miles away at work in Birmingham. Radar watching it is.
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The second band has reached here & it seems to be.........SNOW!
Fantastic. Projected radar looks good for snow for a couple of hours. Fingers crossed.
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A dusting on top of what was lying here in Quinton, Birmingham. Back in Stoke there was a few CM when Ieft particulary on grass but it wasn't cold enough to freeze. I do worry the melt rate was too quick especially with temps tomorrow rising. Not sure how that band will do later.
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The earlier covering is going in Stoke. Gone from roofs & melting elsewhere. Doesn't look much like a top-up, everything's circling us.
That is sad to hear. It was a lovely icing sugar powder snow when I walked the dog this evening, very pretty. Here in Birmingham its wet snow but nothing substantial. Think the PPN is furthe east.
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Just had an almighty shotgun thunder here in Stoke. It was very random...nothing else before or since and no rain. Was just about to go to sleep too.
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The storm in Birmingham is more potent than earlier and rain is heavier but it is not as impressive in terms of lightning as last night. But I'd say there is more thunder heard.
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Another batch close to Birmingham now.
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Once this area of precip leaves the Midlands, that seems it for now.
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Looks to be fizzling out as it hits the Midlands....I can't see tonight being as good as last night now.
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The cell round Birmingham has died down. Few flashes and thunder...stuck in a soundproofed office, so difficult to tell! Was hoping the storms would come later on this morning....too early, I don't finish until 6am!
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Any chance of these coming later on this morning to Birmingham?
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Some extreme rain here just ending. Not much in the way of thunder...a few cracks but impressive rain fall totals. The cell seemed to pep up slightly east to my location. I'm wondering if anyone in Uttoexeter had some good thunder under the cell?
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Yes, it has been a wild night for OK. Flooding now a real issue. News9 has the best coverage IMO and don't forget streamers on TVN.