Did anyone listen to the R4 programme last night (Saturday 2000) "The
Archive Hour: Time Lapse of Dartmoor"? [Still available via the BBC web
site BTW].

At one point, the people whose reminiscences were recorded were relating
tales surrounding what sounded like a major 'Rain Ice' event during the
1947 winter ... but they called it something like 'Ammel', or 'Hammel',
or 'Hemmel'. Not heard this name before and wondered if anyone had come
across it.

Martin.



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On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:29:36 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
m wrote:

At one point, the people whose reminiscences were recorded were relating
tales surrounding what sounded like a major 'Rain Ice' event during the
1947 winter ... but they called it something like 'Ammel', or 'Hammel',
or 'Hemmel'. Not heard this name before and wondered if anyone had come
across it.

I remember the event itself, I was living in Camberley in Surrey then,
and its mentioned in 'Climate and the British Scene'.

Rain fell through a very cold layer, the droplets became supercooled
and froze upon impact with anything solid. So far as we were concerned
it meant quarter inch plates of ice forming on the old lying snow
which we could then lift and throw at one another.

--
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Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
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Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/index.html

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On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:29:36 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
m wrote:

At one point, the people whose reminiscences were recorded were
relating
tales surrounding what sounded like a major 'Rain Ice' event during
the
1947 winter ... but they called it something like 'Ammel', or
'Hammel',
or 'Hemmel'. Not heard this name before and wondered if anyone had
come
across it.

I remember the event itself, I was living in Camberley in Surrey then,
and its mentioned in 'Climate and the British Scene'.

.... sorry, didn't make myself clear - it's the *name* I was querying;
has anyone heard this before? Some sort of Devon dialect word?

Martin.

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:40:34 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
m wrote:

sorry, didn't make myself clear - it's the *name* I was querying;

You did make yourself clear but I forgot to add that I hadn't heard
that term.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/index.html

Martin Rowley wrote:
Did anyone listen to the R4 programme last night (Saturday 2000) "The
Archive Hour: Time Lapse of Dartmoor"? [Still available via the BBC
web site BTW].

At one point, the people whose reminiscences were recorded were
relating tales surrounding what sounded like a major 'Rain Ice' event
during the 1947 winter ... but they called it something like 'Ammel',
or 'Hammel', or 'Hemmel'. Not heard this name before and wondered if
anyone had come across it.

Martin.


Martin, managed to find this via google
The Great Ammil - 1947 (Grose, G)

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/dnp/p...limpses-9.html


Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather

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Martin Rowley wrote:
Did anyone listen to the R4 programme last night (Saturday 2000) "The
Archive Hour: Time Lapse of Dartmoor"? [Still available via the BBC
web site BTW].

At one point, the people whose reminiscences were recorded were
relating tales surrounding what sounded like a major 'Rain Ice' event
during the 1947 winter ... but they called it something like 'Ammel',
or 'Hammel', or 'Hemmel'. Not heard this name before and wondered if
anyone had come across it.

Martin.

And more appropriately this.
http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/...5-10-0500a.pdf

Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather

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Rob Bale writes:
Martin, managed to find this via google
The Great Ammil - 1947 (Grose, G)

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/dnp/p...limpses-9.html

That's fascinating. Though it may have affected a smaller area, it
sounds as though in severity it was comparable to the great ice-storm of
January, 1940.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones

"Rob Bale" wrote in message
...

Martin, managed to find this via google
The Great Ammil - 1947 (Grose, G)

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/dnp/p...limpses-9.html


Regards,

.... that's great, thanks. I did do the usual Googling, but obviously
didn't persevere (and was putting the wrong name in as well!).

Have since spoken to my Mum (a Devon lass) but she had not heard of the
word, so perhaps a peculiarly 'Dartmoor' term. I look forward to it's
use on national weather broadcasts ;-)

Martin.


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