http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7864395.stm
DEPTH OF SNOWFALL
North Downs: 11 inches (28cm)
London: 8 inches (20cm)
Berkshire: 6 inches (15cm)
East Anglia: 4 inches (10cm)
Midlands: 2 inches (6cm)
Northern England: 2 inches (6cm)
Heaviest UK Snow in 18 years
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Heaviest UK Snow in 18 years
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7864395.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7864395.stm
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Highest total I've seen so far is about 14 inches which by UK standards is a pretty severe event, we saw something of a lake snow effect with the cold air going over the north sea and picking up a lot of instablity.
This whole week looks like being snowy with various zones of snow throughout the week so most places will have seen a covering by the end of the week...
This whole week looks like being snowy with various zones of snow throughout the week so most places will have seen a covering by the end of the week...
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Re: Heaviest UK Snow in 18 years
14cm here which is pretty good. You can see some photos I took earlier here.
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Re: Heaviest UK Snow in 18 years
PARIS AREA AIRPORTS CLOSED AHEAD OF MAJOR STORM QUINTEN
Mon Feb 9 2009
PARIS: The aviation authorities Monday announced the closure of three Paris airports for 14 hours because of a severe windstorm that was expected to batter France, Spain and Britain into Tuesday.
The French civil aviation authority said the airports - Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget - would close from 8 p.m. Monday until 10 a.m. Tuesday because of gusts that could pose a safety threat to air traffic.
The French national weather service, Météo-France, put 61 of the 100 departments in the country on orange alert, one step below the top red-alert status. Atlantic coastal areas, particularly the Loire-Atlantique and Vendée, were bracing for rain and winds reaching 150 kilometers, or 90 miles, per hour starting at 6 p.m. Monday. The entire west and north of the country is in the path of the storm; only the southeast is in the clear.
The low pressure system was expected to move toward the English Channel, hitting about midnight, according to Météo-France.
The Met Office in Britain issued a severe weather warning for the southern half of England, beginning in the northwest and Yorkshire and Humber regions.
Watches were in force for low-lying areas in six southwestern and eastern areas, the forecasters said. Winds of up to 64 kilometers per hour were to hit the south Monday night, and some exposed parts of the southern coast could see winds as high as 97 kilometers per hour, the Met Office said.
Forecasters in Spain said winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour could hit in Galicia and that gusts could hit 100 kilometers per hour in Asturias. Both regions were placed under an "important risk" alert. The emergency services advised people to exercise caution.
The three countries have seen extreme weather conditions in recent weeks.
In Britain, which is experiencing its worst winter storms since 1991, snow closed airports and schools and kept about 20 percent of British workers from their jobs Feb. 2.
The storm that hit France and Spain on Jan. 24 was the strongest in the region since 1999, killed at least 15 people in both countries, and overturned trucks and closed airports. The French weather agency said the new storm would not reach the same intensity though it would last longer and be more widespread.
Heavy rain and strong winds were expected to batter Wales and central, southern and eastern England on Monday night, the Met Office said. London may be spared the worst of the system, with conditions becoming drier and sunnier by Tuesday afternoon, the Met Office said.
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Mon Feb 9 2009
PARIS: The aviation authorities Monday announced the closure of three Paris airports for 14 hours because of a severe windstorm that was expected to batter France, Spain and Britain into Tuesday.
The French civil aviation authority said the airports - Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget - would close from 8 p.m. Monday until 10 a.m. Tuesday because of gusts that could pose a safety threat to air traffic.
The French national weather service, Météo-France, put 61 of the 100 departments in the country on orange alert, one step below the top red-alert status. Atlantic coastal areas, particularly the Loire-Atlantique and Vendée, were bracing for rain and winds reaching 150 kilometers, or 90 miles, per hour starting at 6 p.m. Monday. The entire west and north of the country is in the path of the storm; only the southeast is in the clear.
The low pressure system was expected to move toward the English Channel, hitting about midnight, according to Météo-France.
The Met Office in Britain issued a severe weather warning for the southern half of England, beginning in the northwest and Yorkshire and Humber regions.
Watches were in force for low-lying areas in six southwestern and eastern areas, the forecasters said. Winds of up to 64 kilometers per hour were to hit the south Monday night, and some exposed parts of the southern coast could see winds as high as 97 kilometers per hour, the Met Office said.
Forecasters in Spain said winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour could hit in Galicia and that gusts could hit 100 kilometers per hour in Asturias. Both regions were placed under an "important risk" alert. The emergency services advised people to exercise caution.
The three countries have seen extreme weather conditions in recent weeks.
In Britain, which is experiencing its worst winter storms since 1991, snow closed airports and schools and kept about 20 percent of British workers from their jobs Feb. 2.
The storm that hit France and Spain on Jan. 24 was the strongest in the region since 1999, killed at least 15 people in both countries, and overturned trucks and closed airports. The French weather agency said the new storm would not reach the same intensity though it would last longer and be more widespread.
Heavy rain and strong winds were expected to batter Wales and central, southern and eastern England on Monday night, the Met Office said. London may be spared the worst of the system, with conditions becoming drier and sunnier by Tuesday afternoon, the Met Office said.
-justin-
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