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EARLY WARNING OF SEVERE WEATHER

EARLY WARNING of Heavy Snow

Issued by the Met Office at 08:30 on Thursday, 23 December 2004.

OVERALL RISK ASSESSMENT: The probability of disruption due to
severe weather conditions in part of the United Kingdom within the
next 90 hours is 80 percent.

REGIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT for the occurrence of severe weather
conditions between 12:00 on Friday 24 December 2004 and 03:00 on
Monday 27 December 2004.

NORTHERN SCOTLAND 60% Percent
EASTERN SCOTLAND 50% Percent
SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND 50% Percent
NORTHERN IRELAND 70% Percent
NORTH WEST ENGLAND 50% Percent
NORTH EAST ENGLAND 40% Percent
THE MIDLANDS 50% Percent
WALES 70% Percent
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND 50% Percent
CENTRAL SOUTHERN ENGLAND 30% Percent
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND 30% Percent
EAST ANGLIA and LINCOLNSHIRE 30% Percent

This warning is an update to that issued at 06:34 on Wednesday 22
December 2004.

The Met Office is still forecasting a much colder spell for
Christmas, in complete contrast to the mild weather being
experienced at present.

Bands of snow showers are forecast to develop in the northwest
tomorrow, Christmas Eve, and these will spread to many other
northern and western areas overnight and during Christmas Day,
becoming heavier and more prolonged as they do so. There is an
increasing risk of some snow showers in the east on Boxing Day as
winds come in from the North Sea. Southeastern areas may see rain
turning to snow on the highest hills late on Christmas Eve but
generally dry weather will follow with only a low risk of localised
snow showers.

Confidence in a cold spell for Christmas is now considered as high
but there are still doubts in the exact detail relating to the snow.
Marked localised variations in snowfall are expected, with locations
exposed to the north or northwest seeing several centimetres whilst
other more sheltered areas escape with little if any. The
percentages above therefore reflect potential disruption to travel.

For enquiries regarding this warning - please contact your regional Met
Office.
Transmitted by the Met Office at 08:30 on Thursday 23 December 2004
This warning will be updated around 09:00 tomorrow, Friday 24
December 2004.


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Ian - Rhythm Smurph wrote:EAST ANGLIA and LINCOLNSHIRE 30% Percent
Booooooo! It never snows here! Could at least manage it for Christmas :cry:
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Yipeeeeeeee! ;D Hurrah, etc.

Oh no wait a minute, I've still got a metric fuckton of shopping to do, and I'm going to midnight mass (despite being a complete heathen) tomorrow night.

Hopefully it'll start just as I get back (and start wrapping at 3 o'clock in the morning). :roll: Come on!
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hmm, im suppose to be going up some big hill or something in lancashire.. (dont ask) could be fun.. :P

although i hope it does snow :D
*makes angels*
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boudicca wrote:I'm going to midnight mass (despite being a complete heathen) tomorrow night.!
See this is why i like living across the road from a church ;D
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Brideoffrankenstein wrote:
Ian - Rhythm Smurph wrote:EAST ANGLIA and LINCOLNSHIRE 30% Percent
Booooooo! It never snows here! Could at least manage it for Christmas :cry:
We can do no more than hope. Lincoln gets about 2 inches of snow a year, let's hope it comes tomorrow.
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christmas 1964 was the last White one out here. but whats to like about cold and wet?
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christophe wrote:but whats to like about cold and wet?
Well, we're traditionalists. Or so Von told us.
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the beach has plently of white sand, does that count?
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We don't have snow is Stockholm, so you want either :wink:
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hallucienate wrote:the beach has plently of white sand, does that count?
you know, you can be a right bast......

sometimes :roll:
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d00mw0lf wrote:
boudicca wrote:I'm going to midnight mass (despite being a complete heathen) tomorrow night.!
See this is why i like living across the road from a church ;D
Yeah, we were spotting drunken Catholics (TM) at 1am last night too, wot with t'Church being over t'road from us :D
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started snowing on christmas eve here, and it has got thicker since!
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Nazareth wrote:started snowing on christmas eve here, and it has got thicker since!
Damn you. -_-

We got a few specks of ice falling at 9:30 and that's it.
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try having a car with an engine that doesn't like the cold Dark then get back to me
Oops! don't think you're allowed to drive yet, are ye?
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It's a bit frosty here but no snow yet! Boooooo :cry:
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Its been snowing on and off here in Wales most of the day. It now lays deep and crisp and even.
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poor joke for you Rivers
Q. How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas?

A. Deep pan, crisp and....

I'll get me coat
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Snow? Yes, indeed.
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hallucienate wrote:the beach has plently of white sand, does that count?
made it to the beach today, does a white boxing day count?
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James Blast wrote:try having a car with an engine that doesn't like the cold Dark then get back to me
Oops! don't think you're allowed to drive yet, are ye?
Nay, another few years.
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Dark wrote:
James Blast wrote:try having a car with an engine that doesn't like the cold Dark then get back to me
Oops! don't think you're allowed to drive yet, are ye?
Nay, another few years.
that particular circle of Hell awaits you Dark :|
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Mr Blast, well done for spelling 'Wenceslas'. I've no idea if its right or not :P
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I try Rivers, us old pharts must :|
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pikkrong wrote:Snow? Yes, indeed.
we got some snow 2 days ago, it it hasn't melted yet :D
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