North West Regional Discussion 19/11/2013 --->

[Chris.R]

99% sure there were flakes mixed in with that last light rain shower. 

[pip22]

Another shower just ran passed me again!! This is not my lucky day. That is just not fair.

 

Anyhow it is going to be a icy evening here.

Edited December 5, 2013 by pip22

[Weather-history]

Squally shower passing through with sleet mixed in.

[julie253]

Gone very dark over here

[Snow free zone]

There has been quite a significant tidal surge this lunchtime/early afternoon. Blackpool front, Morecambe, Arnside all have the roads along the seafront closed due to flooding, and there are roads further inland closed as well.  I am assuming it has/is the same along the N Wales coast and along the W Lancs and Merseyside coastal areas. 

 

Judging by the press coverage on the local radio for here, it seems plenty of people have been caught out by this as a number of people have been helped from stranded cars.

Edited December 5, 2013 by Snow free zone

[Chris.R]

light rain shower here. 

Temp is now dropping fast, 5.6 °C. 

[Cheeseburger]

There has been quite a significant tidal surge this lunchtime/early afternoon. Blackpool front, Morecambe, Arnside all have the roads along the seafront closed due to flooding, and there are roads further inland closed as well.  I am assuming it has/is the same along the N Wales coast and along the W Lancs and Merseyside coastal areas. 

 

Judging by the press coverage on the local radio for here, it seems plenty of people have been caught out by this as a number of people have been helped from stranded cars.

 

I was on Morecambe prom just after midday, as the winds peaked and the tide was at its highest. Crazy conditions not seen for many a year.

 

Some twitter pics  - https://twitter.com/search?q=morecambe&src=typd&mode=photos

 

Local newspaper - http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/news/cars-float-in-sea-as-dramatic-storm-surge-hits-morecambe-1-6296915

[cheshire snow]

Just had a quick peep at the meto radar and the Cheshire gap seems to be coming to life

some big showers incoming

 

C.S

[cheshire snow]

another Hail/Sleet shower just gone through wintry showers set to continue in the south and west of the region overnight

according to the METO also light snow forecast for Cumbria tomorrow PM and over hills

 

C.S

[Mokidugway]

Had some fun driving round flooded roads around lunch time , community police trying to impede my progress in the end just put my orange flashing light on then access all areas !!!.....

[WillinGlossop]

Some showers merging together as they are developing over the irish sea.... Mite get a few flakes out of that....

[martinj2]

There has been quite a significant tidal surge this lunchtime/early afternoon. Blackpool front, Morecambe, Arnside all have the roads along the seafront closed due to flooding, and there are roads further inland closed as well.  I am assuming it has/is the same along the N Wales coast and along the W Lancs and Merseyside coastal areas. 

 

Judging by the press coverage on the local radio for here, it seems plenty of people have been caught out by this as a number of people have been helped from stranded cars.

Yup Southport, Crosby, New Brighton Notrh Wales Cost all had flooding been affected-Morrisons in New Brighton flooded. Not even high tide until midnight!

[Convective]

First layer of graupel here now. Melting quick though.

[chris78]

70mph gusts, hail, the biggest storm surge in decades, flood warnings out all over the region and it's fairly slow in here, yet the possibility off a few flakes of snow and the place goes into meltdown. I tHink most members aren't really weather fans but snow lovers.

[pip22]

Rain readily turning wintry here. Its hail/graupal mixing in with the rain here, maybe the colder uppers are closing in.

 

Update: Gone clear again now.

Edited December 5, 2013 by pip22

[The Northern Ramper]

Had a snow shower here, didnt stick.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

no more showers for me, only had a couple of light rain showers.

[itsnowjoke]

what a mad day ive got cowels off my chimney shattered on the floor fence has blown down.

Had a hefty hail shower about 3.30 just gusty now and again atm.

Edited December 5, 2013 by itsnowjoke

[Chris.R]

No showers here for a while

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Yep,saw some flakes mixed in the rain just now but its wet and windy and really there is no hope of a white scene come morning.

That said,i can offically say im not snowless !!!

Dear God i hope thats not the only snowflake(literally) i see for weeks.

[itsnowjoke]

Snowing a little here

[cheshire snow]

70mph gusts, hail, the biggest storm surge in decades, flood warnings out all over the region and it's fairly slow in here, yet the possibility off a few flakes of snow and the place goes into meltdown. I tHink most members aren't really weather fans but snow lovers.

 

 each to there own I suppose,However  when the weather takes lives as today and people face the misery of flood damage to there homes

 Then the weather what ever its doing takes a back seat

 

 C.S

[iand61]

Was snowing quite hard here a few minutes ago but not sticking and i'm not really expecting it to.

Maybe a dusting overnight but the showers will probably pull back towards the coast shortly so I'd imagine that the only white will be from frost.

It's certainly been a wild day though and I certainly feel for those around the country effected by the conditions.

[Chris.R]

What showers? I'm missing them all. 

[iand61]

What showers? I'm missing them all.

In this set up you should be getting plenty of them, it's us who should be us under drought conditions.