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The South Wales Evening Posts reported 15cm drifts of snow yesterday.
How deep does snow have to be to be classed as adrift ?

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The South Wales Evening Posts reported 15cm drifts of snow yesterday.
How deep does snow have to be to be classed as adrift ?


Some people on this ng report snow drifts by the mm.
Oh the shame of it
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The South Wales Evening Posts reported 15cm drifts of snow yesterday.
How deep does snow have to be to be classed as adrift ?


IMHO drifts should be measured in feet, 1foot, 2 foot etc.

Deepest I've seen on Dartmoor in past 4 winters are 4 foot.

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