De atmosfeer staat op ontploffen #236 - Warme winterdagen

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Op woensdag 30 januari 2008 18:18 schreef Jodelaar het volgende:
Storm..

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Op donderdag 31 januari 2008 23:17 schreef SpeedyGJ het volgende:
Jah hier geen onweer gewoon een kut dag om snel te vergeten!

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Op donderdag 31 januari 2008 23:17 schreef SpeedyGJ het volgende:
Jah hier geen onweer gewoon een kut dag om snel te vergeten!

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Op donderdag 31 januari 2008 23:21 schreef MissHobje het volgende:

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Het trekt je kant op dus niet zeuren

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Storms set to get worse across UK

Snow is expected to fall in many parts of Britain, with strong winds causing blizzards in parts of Scotland.
Bad weather preparations have been launched across the North East of England and East Anglia which are also predicted to see plenty of snow. It comes as rescuers airlifted 23 passengers and crew from a ferry which ran aground at Blackpool in high seas. Motorists across the country have already been hit by high winds which have caused several accidents.

Caution urged

Council gritters in many parts of England have been out overnight to try to combat the effects of the snowfall. BBC forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker said Scotland could expect gales and 20cm to 30cm of snow across the hills, but added "this is not unusual" for the region.

There will be snow in the North East of England as well as Yorkshire and Cumbria starting around lunchtime. Later in the day the snow will reach Lincolnshire and East Anglia. The rest of the UK will have a mixture of wintry flurries and sunny spells.

Hazardous conditions

The grounded ferry is a freight vessel that had been taking trucks from Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland to the port of Heysham in Lancashire. There are now fears of possible pollution from its fuel and cargo.

A fishing vessel with 14 people on board has run aground on the island of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides. The crew were on deck in life jackets, but due to storm-force winds lifeguards have been unable to deploy life rafts

Some schools in Shropshire are closing early on Friday because of the snow that is forecast. The decision came after a severe weather warning from Shropshire County Council.

On Thursday a 45-year-old lorry driver died on the M6 near Tebay, Cumbria, as his lorry overturned in 70 mph gusts.

In Wales, about 1,000 homes were left without power on Thursday in Gwynedd and two schools, John Beddoes High in Presteigne and Whitton Primary schools in Powys, closed because of a power failure

In Moseley, Birmingham, a baby girl had to be taken to hospital after a strong gust knocked her and the pushchair she was in into a lake

The Forth Road Bridge, west of Edinburgh, was closed after a lorry earlier overturned in high winds

The Port of Dover in Kent was forced to close for a time after it was hit by gusts of up to 60mph.

Chairman of the Local Government Association Transport and Regeneration Board, Councillor David Sparks, said: "Councils up and down the country are on high alert for the wintry weather forecast this week.

"The stockpiling of grit, combined with investment in new technology, means that local authorities will be able to tackle icy road conditions before they become potentially dangerous for drivers."

The AA advised motorists to prepare for journeys by checking local traffic and weather reports. A spokesman said: "Where possible, motorists should postpone car journeys until the weather clears, but those who do need to be out on the roads may find they need to cope with weather related hazards. "Decreased visibility is one of those, so make sure you de-mist before you set off."

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-Met name over de zuidwestelijke helft en groot gebied met meer dan 10 mm.
-De progtemp van De Bilt van21z is nog wel koud genoeg om (natte) sneeuw te geven, die van 00z is dan volledig verzadig en net te warm voor winterse neerslag.
-Hirlam zelf komt echter met een sneeuwverwachting van 5 cm of meer over een brede band vnl over de zuidelijke helft. Dat is natuurlijk moeilijk te rijmen met elkaar.
-Voorlopig worden de (natte) sneeuwkansen landinwaarts voor later vanavond wel genoemd.
- Na passage van de BB-occlusie neemt de kans op winterse buien in ieder geval toe.

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Op vrijdag 1 februari 2008 18:16 schreef -skippybal- het volgende:
Kenkers koud buiten zeg.
Is er trouwens al sneeuw onderweg? Ik kan hier op geen enkele buiensite