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Interesting drive to work to Birmingham city centre at 4am this morning...and back just now. A good covering in the city centre...but nowhere near the amount we have here in Dudley. Could just see the depths slowly increasing as I drove home. I haven't mesaured it but one of our best snowfalls here. Might even be better than March 2018, not as good as Jan 2013 and nowhere near as good as March 2013..but I don't think we'll see snowfall again like that for a long time! A superb event for the higher parts of the Black Country, and fairly decent overall for the West Midlands it seems. There's a fine drizzle now...and I think those heavy showers to our south might be about to spoil things somewhat. But it doesn't matter...we got there!
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We may have used up our luck last month here as far as snow goes. But you never know. This crisp sunshine is great anyway. Interesting driving my train to Nottingham yesterday afternoon. A very localised but full dusting of snow just outside of Derby in Spondon, but nowhere else. Was treated to a lovely sunset on the return journey too.
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The snow on the ground is almost a week old now and losing it's appeal...and there's too many yellow patches in my garden! (Dog owners will understand!) Just been for a walk up our local park, which was magical earlier in the week...and is becoming a little unpleasant now. If there's no more snow forecast...then a blast of mild weather and a clean canvas won't be too bad. Then hopefully...soon...we can go again.
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Well that was fun I guess. Got a bit lucky here with last Sunday's snow too. Back into the mud on Sunday. Could well be staying squelchy through Christmas too it seems. Ahh well...nice to get to Christmas without having to look into far distant weather models just for a bit of frost! We've started this winter already a little bit ahead. So that's good.
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I was wondering as the system to the southeast continues to pivot, we might get ourselves downwind of a fetch from the Wash or somewhere. No more than flurries I'm sure...and the wind is probably too light this time. The light winds this week have been our downfall, would love to think what could've happened had it been a bit more lively! But the end result makes what's happened today even more of a stroke of luck here I guess! Been an interesting day today...wouldn't be surprised if we picked up a flurry or two from something left hanging around from all this.
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Not the greatest snow event in the World in comparison to what can happen up here! However, first snow since Storm Arwen in November 2021 (which was actually quite impressive here) and really nice to see a decent covering. Far far more than what was expected in these parts during this cold spell. Actually thought we were looking at it being bone dry from start to finish. Edit: Actually, if it keeps coming down like this...who knows! Snow has a proper crunch under the feet now.
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Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards
Gord replied to Supacell's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
At work and had to drive an empty train very early this morning around 05:30-06:00 from Birmingham to Nottingham. Was treated to a pretty decent lightning display to the north east once I was north of Tamworth. Got quite intense briefly but died very quickly too. Had the best view from my cab out in the middle of nowhere in the dark though! -
Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards
Gord replied to Supacell's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
Today is the closest we've come to breaking our 2022 thunder drought here in the Black Country. Thought we might have had a chance a couple of hours ago, but it just doesn't want to happen. Still new storms popping up in places like Bristol...so maybe we can still get there today. It's becoming a bit of a slog though! -
Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards
Gord replied to Supacell's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
I've been living here in the West Midlands since 2006, I don't think I can recall a year where I've made it as far as August without hearing one rumble of thunder. Considering where I've lived before, it might even be the first time in my life. (Lowestoft 78-98, Bangor Gwynedd 98-01, Sunderland 01-04, Columbus Ohio 04-06. I was a student in Bangor and Sunderland, so returned home to Lowestoft for the summer, most certainly would have had storms there, back in the days when Lowestoft would get huge all nighters!) -
Interesting evening at work. I’m currently in training to be a train driver and just done a run from Birmingham to Manchester and back via Stoke. Snow on the ground around Longport station and more so on some of the smaller stations between Macclesfield and Stockport. Drove through some quite heavy snow falling between Kidsgrove and Congleton.