South East/East Anglia Regional Discussion 10/02/13 19z ----->

[echodelta21]

Hmmm....not sure whether to be happy or suspicious....

Lovely snowfall, settled on everything in Gidea Park....BUT....

Having just been out in it, the trees and drainpipes are dripping...

Happy to have near-blizzard conditions (please note the NEAR...for the Blizzard Officials of Regional Expertise....), but get the feeling that it's come too late to deliver something truely wonderful.

[Reefseeker]

Glad many are seeing snow, still a damp squib here in south London. Been raining since dawn this morning, imagine if it were all snow!

Yes, been thinking the same all day....

[Tizer333]

Heavy in Shenley herts if this carries on all night it will b bad tmw

[Guest bjaykent]

All white now except concrete

All brown & green here except the concrete which is grey LOL!

[Dexter29]

Epping has turned into a white snow land once again!

Can't complain with the snowfalls I've seen this winter.

Radar looks to be clearing things out over London and heading towards essex and herts.

Ppn may make a return after though.

Still snowing heavy out there!

[lawrenk]

Certainly no problem with a lack of precipitation here today. Wrong sort unfortunately.

[Ice Day]

I can confirm a 5 inch snowdrift against my kitchen window. Back of the net!

[danm]

Still coming down steadily, all surfaces covered with about 1-2cm's.

[Don]

This event a dead loss for me! Won't see anything now.

[Essex Chelle]

It's deffo strange out there it's still coming down its really windy but its dissapearing from the ground now!?! Not as in melting or wind blowing its just evaporating or something

[Sussex Jules]

Certainly no problem with a lack of precipitation here today. Wrong sort unfortunately.

Tell me about it 23mm so far and still going strong

[Gary_R_Walker]

It's stopped again...Eight flakes, so far!

I can eat five flakes, quite impressed with your eight flakes in one night. Well done.

[Essexgooner]

Id say about 1 cm so far here thats settled, got more where its blown on window ledges etc, really is blowing on the wind though

[Hammer]

Snowing quite hard in Stortford, but still struggling to settle on anything but cars, roofs etc.

Just South & South West of our locations seems to have had slightly heavier PPN for hours.

Mind you it has settled on the main road outside. Looks dodgy.

[Snowangel-MK]

Get yourself over to Epping!

Horizontal snow and its settled everywhere!

Unless your in 2 places at once of course!

I love how members can assume your weather conditions 40 miles away!!

Why would we lie?

Nobody has said anyone is lying in a post in here that I've seen, just some over enthusiastic posts about conditions which can be misleading to others.

In a true blizzard there would be prolonged snow storms lasting several hours with winds over 35mph and reduced vision of 400m or less, and in a whiteout there would be total loss of vision and orientation.

It's understandable that a lot of emotion is creeping into the thread, some are going to do better than others and disappointing as it is to miss out some people would really do themselves (and others) a favour by easing off with negativity.

Please lets try and keep the thread topical, cheerful and positive

[shotski]

This event a dead loss for me! Won't see anything now.

Fantastic up here

[Biggin]

Re. Snow Depth Cup. I would suggest those of you who do have any snow to measure might want to consider a time to do that.

I want to leave measuring a final depth until midday Tuesday, just in case we have a little more snow from, by then an easterly flow.

Could you get back to me with suggestions, as from my window, I'm looking out on very wet streets here in S.E.London and I'm in the dark as to how much any of you have.

Perhaps we could agree on a time when you think would be a fair time to calculate a measurement and "bank" it, as such.

Dont think it would be fair to have that snow melt, before you've had a chance to measure.

I suggest that if the final depths on Tuesday are back to zero, those of you with the deepest amount after tonight/tomorrow morning, should be deemed the winner.

Call it Half/Time, if you like. Perhaps you could contact your opponent to discuss the state of play, I'm sure you all can come to an amicable agreement.

I'm going off to ponder if I should apply an altitude handicap, I'll get back to you on that.

Meanwhile I'll leave you with the match-ups and contact your opponent, they wont bite, even if they dont have any snow to measure, friendly bunch they are.

Leigh-on-Sea (E) (PAUL SHERMAN) v. Reigate (Sur) (GREAT PLUM)

South Ockenden (E) (CRAZY DIAMOND) v. Little Wakering (E) (ESSEXGOONER)

Ashford (K) (PAUL ASHFORD) v. Ewell (Sur) (AMANZI)

Gravesend (K) (ICEBOX) v. Romford (E) (ROADRUNNER)

Rayleigh (E) (VESUVIUS) v. Dartford (K) (CHARLTON KERRY)

Addington (Sur) (SNOWBOB) v. Thorpe (Sur) (SURREY)

Kent ? (KENT BLIZZARD) v. Shoeburyness (E) (BLACKIE)

Beckenham (K) (JIMMYH) v. Barnet (H) (SUBURBAN STREAMER)

Benfleet (E) (SNOWPRO) v. Surrey ? (LONDON SNOW)

Faversham (K) (TILLY) v. Bromley (K) (JAN_BROMLEY)

Uckfield (Sus) (TOM JARVIS) v. Gillingham (K) (THROWOFF)

Waltham Abbey (E) (JOHN MAC) v. Ongar (E) (JO S)

Bushey (H)(SVALIJI) v. Forest Hill (L) (MACC SE)

Haywards Heath (Sus) (NIKKIB74) v. Wandsworth (L) (BLIZZARD BELLE)

N.W.Kent ? (KENTSPUR) v. Bromley (K) (VERTICAL LIMIT)

Bromley (K) (BROMLEY PILGRIM) v. Hailsham (Sus) (JULES71)

West/Central London (SNO'PROBLEM) v. Coney Hall (K) (BIGGIN)

Crowborough (Sus) (JAMES HARRIS) v. East Sheen (L) (DICKIE 1965)

Folkestone (K) (LOTTIEKENT) v.Sutton (Sur) (SOUTHBANK)

S.W.London (FLUID DYNAMIC) v. Rochester (K) (BARMY BINT)

Northwood (L) (BLUEBREEZER54) v. Swanley (K) (SNOWBLUES)

East Farleigh (K) (SNIFFER MARK) v. Crayford (K) (MIKE STORM)

Halling (K) (HALLING WEATHER) v. N.W.Kent (LAUREN)

FRIENDLIES

Dorking (Sur) (JIMBO36) v. Welwyn (H) (PIXEL)

Greenwich (L) (COOKIE27) v. Bexleyheath (K) (SNOW RAVEN) v. Anerley (L) (TOMSE20).

Please get back to me with some suggestions, as long as they're not rude!

Cheers,

Tom

Naf all to measure yet... Is the low slow in coming through?? Had wet snow earlier but rain now been at work all day did I miss anything ??

[Reefseeker]

Temps and dps have risen marginally again. Light rain.

[stratty]

Tell me about it 23mm so far and still going strong

Yes, ground was completely saturated this afternoon here. Going to be flooding issues again me thinks.

[Lampostwatcher]

Blizzards whiteout :-)

[blackprince]

I can confirm a 5 inch snowdrift against my kitchen window. Back of the net!

Wife dropped a big bag of flour did she

[Paul Sherman]

Reigate (Great Plum) look like they never even turned up in the 1st half! A game of 2 halves ??

[Methuselah]

I can eat five flakes, quite impressed with your eight flakes in one night. Well done.

You obviously haven'y eaten enough Sugar Frosties today, Gary...

[DAVID SNOW]

Blizzards whiteout :-)

Stop it you naughty boy

[Methuselah]

Blizzards whiteout :-)

I'm having a blackout!