North West England Regional Discussion 20/01/13 18z ------>

[Iceaxecrampon]

Seriously TS???? you must be higher up that me and in preston we have had a really good dumping overnight, its chaos!! must be at least 3mm deep in drifts!!!!

Yes 3mm - I fear for the breakdown of civilization... maybe a good call for a METO Red Alert

Ian

[benny]

Coming down heavy in Urmston. Not heavy enough for the kids. School is still open

[Weather-history]

Keep me updated! I'm stockport, its snowed more here than Irlam - but can see latest radar is picking up green/yellow and red echoes heading that way.

Right under the green blob now, really coming down now with reasonable sized flakes.

[Brass_Monkeys]

Snow coming down heavier again here

[Jan]

Snow all night here in Aintre/Bootle, its about 1" deep, cant see where you all are as Im on my phone. Is there more on the way? Beeb forecast didnt even mention Liverpool

Edited January 21, 2013 by Jan

[damianb123]

A good 1.5" between Preston and Blackpool..... Nice surprise

[Stubbette]

6cm (erm 2 1/2 inches?) in Knutsford. Our road got attacked by the enthusiastic gritter (it's one of the main cut-throughs) but it's only melted in the gritting path - ETA actually it did settle, it's a slush path! Lovely snowballing snow, about zero still. Doesn't look like there's much left on the radar though unless it's developing again - any ideas on that?

Edited January 21, 2013 by Stubbette

[Iceaxecrampon]

BBC said it would "fizzle out" but ppn looks to pep up behind after a gap - quite rapid moving - odd that an Easterly front has managed to get past the hilly bits although from a SE direction.

[Troubleatmill]

WOW 3 MM drifts that's really bad LOL.

I know!!!!! the home guard are out delivering supplies as i speak

[R.P. McMurphy]

Right under the green blob now, really coming down now with reasonable sized flakes.

Quality - if you look at rain today radar and zoom right in, there is a red band just like a streamer heading right for Irlam all the way back to sheffield.

[Troubleatmill]

BBC said it would "fizzle out" but ppn looks to pep up behind after a gap - quite rapid moving - odd that an Easterly front has managed to get past the hilly bits although from a SE direction.

It is very strange isnt it pal? even coastal areas of cumbria are reporting snow when you would only expect it to get as far west as the high street area? must be quite a powerful frontal system! where abouts do you live iceaxe?

Edited January 21, 2013 by Nick JB

[Liam J]

Winter wonderland, I'm made up

[Brass_Monkeys]

Coming down thick and fast here atm

[Rnewbs]

Haha person on the local news, "heavy snow has brought destruction to the north west".

Not quite...but still 1-2inches here. Happy days

[Cameron1]

Snow was comming down hard when left for work this morning. Not much the nearer I got to Preston.

[damianb123]

Moderate again here, we never do well from any snow, but this ain't bad.....

[snowdrifter]

The Fylde Coast is a winter wonderland. I am lost for words! Lots of decent radar echoes heading this way by the look of it too! Unbelievable.

[bridgechad]

had about 5cm of snow here something like that!

not complaining in the slightest!

[Brass_Monkeys]

Must be close on to 3" or 7.5cm here now

[seasider]

The Fylde Coast is a winter wonderland. I am lost for words! Lots of decent radar echoes heading this way by the look of it too! Unbelievable.

Where you posting that radar report for SD. Leyland or Fylde. Temp up to 1.1c here now light light wet snow...

[damianslaw]

Thé faintest of dustings here, we should hopefully get à cover soon from thé band just to out south, Surprised to hear how much West cumbria has

[Jan]

Local radio reporting lots of school closures in Liverpool, not being funny but we hardly have 3ft snow drifts, just a covering about an inch

[NW_Blackburn]

Just started again here!!

[SummerNSnow]

Need I say more!!

[gearbox1001]

now this is snow, woke up to a proper covering and white fluffy snow falling and did not expect it.