West Midlands Regional Discussion - 17th January 2013, 12z onwards

[mozza81]

snow is coming down better now - prob 8cms or so.........hoping for the magic 15 by the end of the day. Looking at the radar there is plenty morew to come.

[Arctic Hare]

Surprisingly perhaps, First is still running buses between Kidderminster and Bewdley/Stourport. I'm actually quite impressed by that. The 292 over Clee Hill isn't running, though...

[Dancerwithwings]

Looking at the latest raintoday snowtoday radar looks likes its pepping back up south and west of b'ham hope it comes my way

[fourseasons]

Blizzards now in Coventry

[Shezale coventry]

Hearing another major snow event on sunday?

[i love snow]

Snow still heavy looks like it pepped back up over on radar. :-)

[Paceyboy]

In Tamworth at the moment it is still coming down persistent light/moderate fall.

Roughly 10cm on the ground, can see some drifts on rooftops! very unusual never seen anything like this before as im a mere 21 yrs of age.

Long may it continue but hope transport isnt too badly affected!

[nats]

snow is coming down better now - prob 8cms or so.........hoping for the magic 15 by the end of the day. Looking at the radar there is plenty morew to come.

Yep, coming down properly here too, much larger flakes, but still only about 20p size

[i love snow]

Hearing another major snow event on sunday?

Possible at moment moving from France but all could change yet!

[Gustywind]

Yes unbelievably it looks like it may be pepping up a bit on the raintoday radar, still looks like plenty more for west mids over next few hours.

[PolarWarsaw]

Id suggest Sunday's front is looking good for the SE, London and potentially the east midlands. Un-sure on westward content.

[nats]

Id suggest Sunday's front is looking good for the SE, London and potentially the east midlands. Un-sure on westward content.

Agree at present, though one to watch

[dvdfjojo]

Wish it had been an overnighter so that schools would have closed from the start and people wouldn't have risked getting stranded at work. Husband's trying to get home now despite venturing out this morning after all my warnings. He doesn't believe me now after so many false alarms :-) Roads are very slippery in Polesworth now and some of the hills are impossible. It's only going to get worse as there's still so many people on the roads picking their kids up and trying to get home. Looking forward to when everyone's home safe and sound and can play over the weekend - wheeeeeeeeeee!

[Chess01]

10-13 cm in stoke and still going . Will it get heavier

[Skyraker]

lots of little flakes now, around, hopefully be amazing back at wildwood

7" at the stock pond / fields

[fourseasons]

Hearing another major snow event on sunday?

It was meant to be in mostly eastern areas but is now getting modelled further and further west.

[Luke]

What happened to the radar at 1245, everywhere just intensified.

[Barbmac]

Steady heavy snow, it's intensified in the last half hour. Currently -2.4^oC. Haven't been out to measure the snow again but it has to be in excess of 11 cm by now, maybe more.

[Soma]

I must be under one of those more intense radar pulses as its hoofing it down now with bigger flakes at a good rate!

[Summer of 95]

Been getting heavier last half hour, 7-8cm average depth now, most in one go since Mar 06

[Wadey]

Is this band intensifying or something it can stay like this for a few more hours

[SalopWatcher]

Looks like hours more from the Netweather radar, but the heaver parts seem to intensify out of no where...

Currently

heavy snow in Kiddy/Worcestershire edging north (but not much),

A band south/East of Brum (Cov Leamington, Warwick, Reddich)

Both slowly edgeing north but due to the pivot that seems to have slowed, and if anything may end up heading south later... not sure just what it looks like on Radar...

[Stour7]

It's starting to pivot now on the radar, heavy blob over Worcestershire which isn't moving.........

[Shane Wheeldon]

The good news is they are letting us finish work at 2 but really not looking forward to the journey home roads look bad! What's the score for the snow round here then (telford) a few more hours?

[Bishop Brennan]

Heaviest snow of the day here, bucketing it down now - thank goodness I booked a half day!

Drive back home at lunchtime was a bit of a mare, my house is at the top of a hill, almost didn't make it, wheels spinning everywhere.

Temperature seems to be falling quickly as well, now -2.8C

Bish

Edited January 18, 2013 by Bishop Brennan