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Wow that was a pretty impressive storm overhead West Bridgford, Nottingham! Rain was torrential. Looks like we are in for more later too! First night time storm for a long time. However, big disadvantage is the kids are both up now!

Lovely to wake up to another fresh coating of a few centimetres of more snow this morning. Can't believe it has been snowing for over 24 hours now even it it was light sometimes. Looks like we have approximately 5 centimetres on the patio which thawed yesterday afternoon. I also have spotted the weather over Belgium and it looks like we could be a direct hit later. Fingers crossed!

The snow is just starting to settle on the branches, brick wall and garden pots but not the roads.

Huge mega chunky snowflakes settling. However it sounds like it's raining when it's NOT!

I actually am excited to get all this snow. However, have a nice new shiny car outside which I do not want covered in a ton of snow tonight! So unfair. Although I've been excited all day.

According to BBC Breakfast the rush hour later is going to be a bit messy if this snow does materialise with the quantities suggested. I'm collecting my new car today which will be all nice and shiny. Shame I probably won't be able to see it properly on Saturday morning till the thaw has begun!

Snow is falling in West Bridgford. Didn't think we would get any today.

Finally started snowing in West Bridgford south east of Nottingham. About time too!

This is so unfair. All that snow is skirting south of here. Wonder if it's the power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar's fault?

Snow still falling in West Bridgford south east of Nottingham. Side roads and pavements covered. Bring it on!

A very exciting day here in South East Nottingham, Skies went so eerily dark for at least one hour before any activity happenned. My son said at school all the birds stopped singing whilst darkness fell at 10.30 am and the street lights were going on. The volume of the thunder was absolutely incredibly loud for this country. Just returned from Florida and was on par with there. Lots of proper lighting and thunder. Rainfall was torrential resulting in flooded car park at work. Shame I was inside a busy supermarket whislt this was going on. Even so thunder was so loud we could all hear it inside. Husband was in Leicester this afternoon and experienced a very strong storm system which passed by striking building and everyone got sent home (not a bad thing as I got dinner cooked for me!) Next time I would like to be at home and be able to witness this type of extreme weather for myself rather than being stuck at work!

Looks like I am in for a treat here in South Nottingham hopefully later according to the radar. Fingers crossed.

It's snowing again in Nottingham. This time it is laying.

It has been snowing here in West Bridgford since about 3.30 pm. Now have approximately 9 cms on our patio and the snow is still falling. However, much lighter now than earlier. Going to be a great day for the kids tommorrow! We have all been mesmorised watching it fall all evening with the outside lights on!

The squall line struck south Nottingham about 3.10 pm earlier. Never been caught outside in anything quite like it before. Talk about scary. Very scary trying to drive to collect kids from school in it especially with a lot of old folk trying to drive out of supermarket carpark. Unbelievable heavy rain and very gusty winds. So pleased I was in the car. If it hits you later in the south east stay indoors.

I hope South East Nottingham is due more then, Our brief few rumbles were over in a flash (quite literally!)

Yay at last the heavy rains arrive (£2 coin) size drops and a few rumbles of thunder beginning. Wonderful. At last I happen to be home this time. Very muggy 27 deg centigrade here.

Finally the storms seem to be leaving my area (SE Nottingham). We had a few little storms shortly after 4 pm which included a lot of hail and gusty winds plus incredible looking cloud formations. These continued until the big one arrived shortly after 6 pm (typically coincided with me trying to get husbands dinner cooked!). Went directly overhead with some extremely bright lightning and intense claps of immediate thunder. Kids bravely watched storms together upstairs whilst I got on with the dinner.

Great videos you have put on here. Fingers crossed for 2011.

Wow how fantastic to be able to have witnessed and captured that beauty on camera. Still shaking now after watching it! Here's hoping the rest of 2011s storms are like this! (Not sure if my kids will enjoy them though :-( )

Thank you. Well at least I will be able to sleep tonight. I am absolutely petrified of thunderstorms during the night and am a right coward! Pretty to watch though in an eerry excited scared way!

Love the photo. Given me the ebeegeebies! Lol

Don't give up 2011 is going to be a good year for storms. I have lived here SE of Nottingham for 6 years now and had storms for the first year then nothing. This year appears so far to be a good year from what has been going on already around the UK. Fingers crossed this year is going to be a good year!

Thank you. Really am quite annoyed I was indoors watching the kids earlier when our earlier storm begun. Next time I shall be watching.

Would it be coming towards the Nottingham area?