On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:04:50 +0000, Graham wrote:

Heavy hail, sleet and snow showers for last 2 hours giving a good
covering!
Thunder rumbling in the distance for last 40 minutes now very dark with
thunder, lightning and heavy snow and hail. Temp down to 0.8c

Weston Coyney weather station (North Staffordshire) 220 metres asl

Can see that solid Cheshire Gap echo transformed into a very black sky to the NE
of Coventry, nothing here but the M69, Leicester and parts of the M1 must be
getting plastered. I wouldn't like to be in those areas at the moment,
especially in a car.

If it doesn't fizzle out the northern Home Counties and N sector of the M25
might get a bit hectic as well.

Martin