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    Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Regional Thread - January 13th 2013>

    in Regional

    Posted · Edited by djrikki

    Well I am very pleased today's snowfall, I didn't expect anywhere near as much as we got, at first it looked like diddly squat after 2 hours of wet-not-settling-snow until finally it got heavier and then began settling fast. In total must be around the 6 inch mark,

    Another 12 inches and we'll be at the Nov 30 Dec 2010 level - bring it! Lol am a greedy bugger!

    The North Of England Regional Discussion

    in Regional

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    Was a tiny covering here last night in Immingham, settling on the main roads and cars, very marginal though, top end of Pelham Road was covered in hail/snow on entering the town at just gone midnight thanks to an intense hail/snow shower. As I reached the other end (less than a mile up the road). Very odd to see weather like this a) at this time of the year and B) this close to the coast.

    Winter 2012 / 2013 Part 2

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by djrikki

    All I can say this early on is a merely an observation, the Unisys SST anomaly map available in the Data Centre is in negative terrority very early on in the season in comparison to recent years since joining this board.

    For me, and my location this is very good news as they can only go lower from now on in.

    As much as I like waching the potential for convective shower activity arising from steep gradients between the SSTs (epic 18" snowfall Nov 30th 2010 being a recent occurrence here in Northern Lincolnshire ) and the airmass - it unfortunately (again for my location) leads to riding the 'marginality rollercoaster' throughout the winter season.

    Very Odd Sighting!

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted · Edited by djrikki

    I too saw this bright light on Friday night, at first it looked like one of them White 'flare' fireworks slowly moving across the sky above the dock tower, but as I watched it I quickly realised it was moving at a much quicker speed. It trailed across the sky for at least 30 seconds, breaking up as it was doing so, I noticed it passing above low-level cloud before apparently breaking up completely in the distance to the West.

    Being a smoker, I've seen many shooting stars over the years, a flitting glance at a meteorite entering the atmosphere and breaking up in the upper atmosphere almost immediately. In my view it must have been an exceptionally large meteorite, as it broke up extraordinarily slowly in several 'stages' as it passed through several layers of the atmosphere until it was no more.

    The Winter emotions and moaning thread

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by djrikki

    Continuing in the same vein as TEITS, what I typically see in recent winters is one snowfall event leaving us with snowcover for a few days and thats it. Take Dec 2010 or should I say Nov 31st, people keep quoting Dec for some reason, it was one major overnight snowfall which gave epic snowcover followed by 3 weeks of cold. I'd love to see the return of winters were it was 3-5 snow events in quick succession or spread out through the season - rather than just one event and thats all folks.

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    General Volcanic Activity Thread!

    in Space, Science & nature

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    This one is really good, like the Krakatoa and Yellowstone ones. In terms of eruption strength, much remains up in the air. What troubles me most is that despite its recent history of small eruptions it commonly produces tidal waves and has pheratic explosions. Recent history would suggest an eruption size on the scale of the 1925 eruption which was only VEI2 but with such a massive magma chamber and evidence that it has been building over the past 500 years or so (more frequent eruptions) there is always the possibility of a big one although nothing like its historical eruption. Interesting to note that the Minoans were 2000 years ahead of us in terms of sewage. I am on the whole looking forward to this one.

    At the end of this great video which I enjoyed from the beginning to the end it mentions a part 2 'the evidence' - any sign of it on youtube or elsewhere? Would be a great watch as well I feel.

    Yorkshire And Lincolnshire Regional Discussion Thread Part 2

    in Regional

    Posted · Edited by djrikki

    Clearly nowhere near as much as last year (1ft+) for my location. Roughly 6-8 cms here, perhaps 10cms at best where it has drifted.

    As for current conditions, the freezing fog lifted about 9.30am, where the sun is overhead the slow painful drip can be heard. :(

    Against the backdrop of winters over the last two decades or more this is the second year in a row that we have seen a significant fall. Global warming my a-r-s-e!

    My thoughts are now turning to the end of this week and beyond, winds look set to turn back to the east late on followed by a northerly of some kind.

    If I was a betting man, I'd bet that we will see more snow in the next two weeks, perhaps significantly more - the trend in the models certainly suggests this is possible.

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