I quite agree Col. I was quite releived we had that snow front
yesterday, because without it, many would have discounted having a
cold spell at all.

Keith (Southend)

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:13:04 -0000, "Col"
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"Chris" wrote in message
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Well, that's THAT particular example of overhyped nonsense over and done
with. We DID have a little bit of snow, it DID get a tad colder for a time,
and the usual disruption and chaos HAS ensued. It's winter and this is the
U.K. - only to be expected, really. Perhaps now we can all get back to
normal again.

Although it was the media that did the hyping, not the Met Office.
Their advance warning of severe weather conditions issued last
weekend was correct, indicating the most severe conditions in
northern and eastern areas and snowfall up to 15cms.
Nearer the time their risk disruption maps correlated very well
with the severity of the weather in those particular areas.

I'm not sure what everybody else thinks but I think the Met Office
played this one as well as could reasonably be expected given
the uncertainties.

Col