Dawlish wrote:

Many European countries, such as the UK, have a lower threshold: the
Met Office defines a blizzard as "moderate or heavy snow" combined
with a mean wind speed of 30 mph (48 km/h) and visibility below 650
feet (200 m)."

I don't think these thresholds have been exceeded anywhere during this
recent UK cold spell, except, perhaps, on high ground.

See my post on Dec 19th. I believe that met the UK definition.
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Steve Loft
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