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light snow shower here nr Colyton -encouraging.

Thunder rumbling off Lyme Regis. Made be jump

Thunder and torrential rain here at Colyton. Plus hail.

Wind gusts showing 55 mph wind. Deluge of rain, absolutely soaked walking back from skittles. Squall line surely. nr Colyton.

17c here, rain showers most of day. Heavy at times. Good news is sea temp at Seaton is 17c too so great for a swim. A relief from the heat. Cloudburst just now

Good photos. Yes very eerie this morning. Was a very close night so need a storm to freshen things up! There has been overnight rain. Can def hear one out at sea but it hasn’t moved much in the past hour. Absolutely no wind. 17c.

Fog and 15c here. Humidity high. In my view, the Met Office have lost a certain amount of credibility in the past year or so. Losing the BBC contract will have meant a dramatic revenue reduction. Senior management will be trying to win new business by ensuring that the Met Office remains in the public domain and is high profile. Hence the ridiculous stream of warnings they produce with 'danger to life' BS etc for what is normal every day weather. They can justify as saying they were being prudent, and there is less outrage if the weather is better than predicted! However, there is a chance that the public will become immune to these warnings (crying wolf fable) and end up ignoring warnings for a genuinely dangerous weather event such as ex-Hurricanes and the BFTE etc.

Incredible storm - just passing over now headed to Honiton area. Still incredibly warm 21c.

Direct hit nr Seaton, power out temporarily and torrential rain. Continuous thunder and lightning

Reminds me of when I lived in Queensland, having a cold beer barefoot, warm patio stones and storm rumbling out to sea. Radar in N.France looks epic.

Absolute pea souper here now. Can barely see street lights 60 yards away.

Temp fallen 3c in past hour, now 14c as sea mist has crept in.

Slight ground frost here in Coly Valley. Beautiful morning.

These are dropping pretty regularly. I'm trying to catch one for my afternoon G&T.

Hasn't stopped all day 13 cm on non Tarmac surfaces. I think we'll wait years for a repeat. Wonderful stuff ?

Threatened to turn to rain just now but still light snow. 10 cm in places. Great fun making ️Not a breath of wind.

Good morning each. Got about 3cm overnight, just on the edge of the next band of ppn. Light snow started again. Good luck all for snow in the ides of March!

Snowing again now after freezing rain this morning, local River Coly photo attached too for your collective pleasure!!

Locale pics

Whiteout here now. First attempt at snowman failed as too powdery - any tips appreciated.

Not my usual read but good intel https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/your-car-insurance-valid-during-12104087

Red alert now upgrade.

Is the only potential fly in the ointment that for coastal areas that we could we see freezing rain rather than snow? PS very dark here, still moderate snow.

Light snow for past hour, pepping up now, 1 cm cover and beautiful. Local schools closed. “Snowman-able” hopefully by lunch if it keeps snowing!!

Morning from snowless East Devon. There are actually some tiny transparent ice 'flakes' falling and the occasional proper snowflake but nothing settling yet. Good luck all!