West Midlands Regional Discussion 22/01/13 23z ------>

[I remember Atlantic 252]

heaviest snow of winter now, slightly heavier than the shower on Wed night

[paul73uk]

Just rain here in Dudley as well.

[Gord]

Remember this moment Shrewsbury...when you got snow while the rest of us got rain!

[fizz511]

Rain here too..........yawn

Bish

Look again Bish - great big snowflakes mixed in with the sleet now!

[Staffordshire]

Just light here not settling either i just want to see some heavy flakes before the winter is out i dont care if its all gone by tommorow

[andy_leics22]

It has made it's mind up here - nothing but rain - heavy rain.

I was sure it would end up like this. The NAE looked great for the West and Central Midlands but the GFS was having none of it. I had seen the GFS get it right in these borderline situations before when the BBC/Met-O were going for heavy snow here. The GFS got it right on more than 1 occasion when the NAE/UKMO were ramping it up. Sadly the NAE has got it wrong.

[Staffordshire]

Raining here

[Bishop Brennan]

Look again Bish - great big snowflakes mixed in with the sleet now!

Blimey, yes you're right!!! I take it back

Bish

[chris pawsey]

Steady moderate rain in kenilworth, bit of ice mixed in. Feels a little colder than earlier. Hoping for a final dumping of snow but thinking that's it for us. Gutted

[I remember Atlantic 252]

ice pellets again

[Jupiters Winter]

mad snow . east birmingham now

[Potent Gust]

Just think if this had of been an all snow event. I wonder what the snow depths would have been?

[Gord]

Quite heavy rain and gusty winds here now. This is the Atlantic winning on it's 4th attempt to break down the cold. That's pretty good going I reckon! Nothing to be sad about at all!

Edited January 25, 2013 by Gord

[Ian Brown]

Now rain here too.

[Summer of 95]

Wait for it people!

Had rain and hail in Shrewsbury, thawed everything to a soggy mess

Half hour of heavy snow big flakes and it's a white out.

It will come your way! All ill say is take care, our council (normally top dog with gritting) have been caught out its white everywhere

Thankfully this has happened now, during the day the country would be at a standstill looking at the beeb!

That rain washed all the grit away I expect, very unusual for snow that began as rain to stick in Shrewsbury. Eased off now but still snowing, about 1cm fresh snow which stuck everywhere

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Quite heavy rain and gusty winds here now. This is the Atlantic winning on it's 4th attempt to break down the cold. That's pretty good going I reckon! Nothing to be sad about at all!

cant believe this, not had pure rain at all yet, but feel its coming after all the rain reports

[Chunky Flake]

Game over but its been a great fun week guys

[Bishop Brennan]

Quite heavy rain and gusty winds here now. This is the Atlantic winning on it's 4th attempt to break down the cold. That's pretty good going I reckon! Nothing to be sad about at all!

Yes that's the best way of looking at it I guess. Always disappointing to be on the wrong side of a marginal event however, especially one with so much potential.

Bish

Edited January 25, 2013 by Bishop Brennan

[i love snow]

Rain here to now. Not quite what I expected but. Hey roll on feb

[we_want_snow]

Remember this moment Shrewsbury...when you got snow while the rest of us got rain!

you'll definately have to remind me!

It's so icy it's strange!

Take care travelling everyone if you are, potentially hazardous

[Gord]

Yes that's the best way of looking at it I guess. Always disappointing to be on the wrong side of a marginal event however, especially with so much potential.

Bish

I know and I completely agree...but think of how many we've been on the right side of marginal over the past week!

It's turned very 2012 out there!

[Barbmac]

Totally in the dead zone here, temp has risen to 1.3^oC, no sign of either snow nor rain! However having had all the action last time, not that bothered!

[klippieboo]

Why is nothing falling fron the sky look at the radar

[Ian Ballinger]

We should be having it heavy going by the radar, but nothing

[snowyblast]

bout 2cm here now, heaviest snow so far this cold spell. hopefully you guys in the midlands will be getting this in an hour or so