sabrewulf

i'm at work in london - wife has called me from Basingstoke. THUNDERSNOW! snow plough is out and about too...

blizzard here in basingstoke again. 2nd one of this morning.

we're having an extraordinary night here in basingstoke. normally at nighttime , i cant see to end of my garden - and right now its all light up in this orange glow. there is NO DARKNESS... just a constant twilight. absolutely amazing. maybe its the snow reflecting back to the clouds and the clouds reflecting back in an endless loop that brightens things... but its 9.25pm right now, and we have no darkness outside. been in contact with a mate of mine east of london, and he's taking pictures out in his garden without a flash! WOW!!!

as the sun goes down here in basingstoke, the sky is turning yellow to orange... must be bucketloads of the stuff up there still

if herts is still getting snow, whats the general wind direction? yesterday herts got it first and because the winds were going east to west, i got it later (in hampshire).. is hants due another dump of snow this evening?

1 in 5 have a snow day (off work..) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ID-make-in.html bit of low estimate i think. just heard on radio 4 that even the london ambulance service had command centre telephone operators unable to turn up due to the public transport chaos. no snow in basingstoke now, but the sky is cloudy. too early yet to see if it will turn orange like yesterday.

drive carefully folks - (or at least let people know) - went out mid afternoon in the car, and the roads had a lot of slush on them. with falling evening temps this could easily turn to black ice, especially if more snow arrives. stay safe - and be careful! and if you did manage to make it into work - dont work late. get home now before that slush freezes.

cheers - thanks.

thats the amazing thing about this - the heavier stuff hasnt arrived yet. due this afternoon according to the weather reports! by the way - whats the url for the traffic cams on the m25 - was posted last night in another thread and i forgot to bookmark it. parts of m25 at a standstill according to sky news.

has been snowing non stop this morning here in basingstoke - and thats on top of the 13cm i measured in my garden about 7am. gonna take another measurement in a sec. really heavy falls right now.

put a container out last night in the garden - measured around 13cm of snow this morning. blizzard has broken out now in basingstoke.

sky has turned a bright orange to the south and south-east of me , here in north basingstoke. snow flurry currently starting off. 2nd one this evening.... and judging by sky news weather , this isnt even the main event!

snowfall in basingstoke (finally)... covering the roads and grass. currently light snowfall.

i can see the snow cloud affecting you , to my south-east. light flurries here at the mo.

looks like the met office will have to move their "red alert" forward. it was predicted for tommorow!

great stuff. i'm just down the road from you in north basingstoke. looking forward to it!

seeing it now - near godstone. wow. they'll have to close it soon if that keeps up. looks very dangerous!

M25 near leatherhead / reigate... looks like blizzard conditions.

http://www.keepmoving.co.uk/home_jamcams.aspx#mapSection my god - the M25 near horncross is snowed over - looks treacherous!

welcome to the club. you'll never forget when you first experience thundersnow. its quite unnerving.. but exciting at the same time...

thundersnow!!! awesome.

its started in Basingstoke. light snow flurry at the moment... at last!!

the met office has a severe red warning for the area south of london, near gatwick for monday...

nice! fingers crossed i'll get some too.. i'm just south of you.

yup - it was that year alright. didnt remember what the date was.but jan 28th sounds about right - was already dark when i was leaving work when the thundersnow happened. i remember an ENORMOUS bang and flash, and wooosh - the snow came down. amazing event. here's hoping we get some action like that tonight.