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There's snow here in Hove and that says a lot....

Essex Rivera is just cold no snow, had a bit but none settled

Been snowing most of the day here, not sticking though. Just been out in the car and it said -2C on the dash!

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35547287)

We've had the best part of 4" overnight. It's also been blowing about so there were some drifts over 12" deep when I went out to get the paper this morning. Good thing I wore my wellies. Been down to about -3C overnight. About -1.5 at the moment.

Just light flakes now with the sun peeking through occasionally.

Apparently heero there were tailbacks of up to 15 miles that were reported on the A23 between Crawley and Brighton, with some motorists stuck for up to eight hours.

Not too much here overnight but seriously cold.

I must say I feel very sorry for those who got stuck out in their vehicles for hours and in some cases all night. Having said that, I heard Cheryl Baker on TV this morning banging on about how she and her hubby had been stuck in their car all night. I did feel sorry for them until I heard that they'd headed off into the night to collect their daughter who'd got stuck on a very icy hill, along with many others, somewhere miles away in Brighton. Don't get me wrong, I can fully understand their parental urge to assist their daughter but did they think to take some precautions in case they also got stuck somewhere like so many others? You know, extra warm clothing, blankets, food, hot drinks etc. etc. etc. Erm, that'd be a no... So they too went out and got stuck somewhere adding yet more misery and congestion to that which was already evident and thereby making the job of the emergency services even harder. Having got a bit peckish after hours going nowehere, they were apparently shocked to find that the only edible stuff available from the service station was bars of chocolate and bags of crisps? Quelle surprise... :rolleyes:

Just found this concerning the incident:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-21751026

Makes you wonder also whether they even checked the traffic news before they set out. :confused:

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Heavy snow in north-western Europe is causing severe travel disruption, including the cancellation of hundreds of flights via Frankfurt and Paris.

The Eurostar high-speed train service between London and Paris has also been suspended.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21754736

So it's not only here is it.

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35547399)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21754736

So it's not only here is it.

Never has been but our media make it out like it is....

Looking out my window atm, the sun is shining on the houses across the street, and snow is falling on my front lawn !

Snow predicted but none so far apart from a miserable attempt this morning of a few 'drops', but windy and bitterly cold.

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Originally Posted by Will21st (Post 35547117)

There's snow here in Hove and that says a lot....

Such as 'I'm proper snow, actually, not like that lower class muck you get in Brighton. Think of me as the freezer section of Waitrose, not Asda'?

;)

Big fat fluffy snowflakes falling here.

We had some last night, which melted slightly during the day. Now its started up again, with bigger flakes this time. So far they are just melting as they hit the ground, but as it gets colder I expect they will overpower that (assuming it carries on falling).

Heavy snow started here in Mansfield overnight Thursday. Had a few hours respite during the day on Friday with some heavy snow showers. Been up since 6am and it hasn't stopped. I would guess at around 6" so far and the council have not gritted anywhere that I can see

Lovely blue sky down here this morning after several days of monsoon weather.:Sun::Sun::Sun:

About six inches of snow in our street.