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Had to go to Guildford today, wow is all that i can say. Ont the A3 down from the M25 there was a slight covering on the trees of frost. same as I was getting in to Guildford, within 100 yards the frost all of a sudden become VERY thick, like a snowfall. I took some pics on my iPhone. These were taken around 13:30 And finally - a panoramic view!

Very cold drive home from Tunbridge wells via A21 > M25 > M23 -2 recorded near tunbridge wells on dash and -3 near crawley. Saw wierdest fog, was hanging over the M23, but ahead was clear, all the car headlights were illuminating it underneath making it look very spooky. to remind people who do not know the M25 between just before Clackett Lane services all the way to the M26/A21 junction now has 50MPh limit until 2014 for major roadworks enforced by average speed cameras!! (and judging by fact average speed cameras poles have been popping up all the way to the M23 the roadworks will extend all the way at some point.

Thanks Paul, i'll have to find another way to feel naughty now lol

Strange I've had one appear too, im not aware of doing anything wrong lol.... mebbe I did but in profile shows "There are no warnings to display." Just makes me feel naughty, just like to know if done something wrong so I wont do again. Ta!

Coming home from work in tunbridge wells via the A264 /East Grinstead rain hammering down A LOT of standing water on roads round here, hit a large area of water on the A23 in Crawley and aquaplaned (though luckily wasnt on bend). If something *does* happen roads are going to be hellish by morning

This seems to have fired up VERY quick, as described earlier, i put on headphones to listen to music about half an hour ago, and took them off to hear howling gusts, which seem to be vibrating the house.... I also seem to have a draught coming from somewhere which is forcing itself thru something and sounding like a kazoo lol

Very interesting drive home Left work in tunbridge Wells at 8:10 and it was breezy, drive throug villages of langton green and groombridge nearby and everything was totally still, not a leaf moving. Saw some interesting low clouds just past there, with an aeroplane with all its spotlights on illuminating it. wind got stronger into east grinstead and when I hit Turners Hill area was almost in a head on collision with a Wheely Bin coming the other way lol until it ran off road REALLY strong guts up there with car being buffeted across road. Finally started raining and wind gusts lower back in Crawley. I did a Coast, and although I couldnt have roof down, not that rich and even though was November had all my windows open. as if felt quite mild.

Heres a radar cap from the NW radar at 8:30 which is about when i got hit by the torrential rain in the A21.

WOW....... Driving home I usually take the A264 Tunbridge Wells > East Grinstead > Crawley router, but saw the clouds and though wouldnt like to drive home on that route in torrential Rain, so took the A21 up to M25 and west to M23. Left Tunbridge Wells and got hammered by the heaviest rain i think I have ever seen. This was on the A21 Between Tonbridge and Sevenoaks in Kent. Luckily replaced my worn out windscreen wipers yesterday, as visibility virtually 0, as they couldnt even clear the rain. Couldn't see the road in front for a time. Lots of CGs hitting each side of the A21 just before the storm lost energy. Scared me <expletive>less, but yet was enjoyable none the less

Just a flash and rumble seen and heard in Crawley, reflected of house to north so looks like to south of me

Just had lots of smaller dark clouds merge into a bigger one over crawley and chuck down some rain, now moved to the east of us.

Seems to be something bubbling up to the north of me, radar showing something near redhill, can see top of something which has bubbled up in about same time as appeared on radar, just over the roof opposide, bearing in mind that houses behind are uphill, so looking up and iover, cloud top looks quite tall.

Getting some dark cloud bases bubble up here in crawley, seems to be getting more humid too got 3 fans racing in here, doesnt help with all the computer equipment, audio mixing eqipment and server pumping out heat lol.

Afrer looking at radar and being under the darker areas and seeing nothing, been looking out of windows and not seeing anything near the lamp posts.... it is now finally snowing light>moderate when i just looked

Yeah, sadly i had to reverse up a kerb and steep ramp, kept slipping...... as road was already icy before snow fell.

Just left work in Tunbridge Wells at 6:30 for drive home to Crawley, looked at radar before left work and thought I will hit that head on at East Grinstead judging by speed moving east. Hit East Grinstead at about 30 mins later and still nothing falling out of the sky, Then spot on hit town centre and hit the wall of falling snow all of a sudden. The road (A264) between east grinstead and Crawley at copthorne was already covered with snow when I got there, and the A23 dual carrageway from M23 into Crawley one lane was totally covered. The back road near my street was sliding all over. Looks like almost 1cm been dumped already in places here in the hour, took an affort to reverse into parking space.

Light to Medium snow here in Crawley, some big flakes... and as i write this just got heavier. So far it is not settling, think the ground is far too wet already

Ok Uploaded a timelaspse video from earlier today. Came out much better than I hoped for. You see blue scky followed by the clounds rolling in, then low cloud beign sucked towards the storm. later you see the clounds veer towards the 2nd storm then slowly switch back towards south east as the storm passes to south. The time lapse managed to get a couple of flashes of lightning too.

2nd of my HD videos from Crawley, west Sussex.

Distant thunder again to east , very dark looking over there

1st of 2 videos shot at 720p. Shortly after starts shotgun lightning, tho doesn't sound same on camera.

Seems like the end of the conveyer of storms for me, getting brighter and birds out again with a nice cooling breeze in at last. Videos still uploading

Starting to hear thunder again, last storm faded out but liuder rumbles again... can i get a part 2. Uploading HD footage now. Shame didnt use old camera as cought better strikes, new one seem to miss them

Simply WOW... craking light show to my east now, been some absolutely massive bangs and crashes. One sounded like a gunshot, which the thunder i caught on film. Will start uploading now. Seems to be moving away to east now

1st lightning seen and loud thunder to south of me. pretty much rumbling every second or two. Dogs barking and best yet i getting this on time lapse for later. Started recording about 11 after recorded time lapse of my tree getting cut down. Will upload later.