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Old February 13th 05, 09:35 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Re [WR] Haytor (13/02/05 (SNOW)

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0730

Heavy hail shower with snow mixed in giving an icy covering on all surfaces.
Drifts of ice on side of moorland road.

0850

Temp 4.2 deg C
Dewpoint 1 deg C
Wind (est 10m) NW 22 knots gust 36 knots (severe gale force 9 on open exposed
moor)
5/8 Cu and isol arctic Cb (low topped)
Visibility 10-15Km
Rainfall since midnight 3.3 mm
Bar 1010 hPa falling quickly


0920

Heavy shower of hail and snow.
Temp 2.5 deg C and crashing down.
Dewpoint 0 deg C
Visibility 300m
Everywhere turning white rapidly
Temporary northerly gale.

STOP PRESS

0925

Continuous heavy snow, big flakes - blizzard conditions, snow settling on road
rapidly.
Snow depth 1 cm

0930 Snow stopped leaving all surfaces white with a covering.
Temp 1.0 deg C
Dewpoint -2 deg C
Wind Northerly 22 knots.
Bar 1011 hPa

More Cbs to my north so it looks like more snow to come.

The rapid fall in dewpoint would indicate that a trough has come through, bar
has now kicked.


Will.
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