- The sudden snowfall of 6-7 January 1994 over parts of south-eastern England.
Article
Bib No.:
- 416274
Authors:
- Pike, W.S.
Publication Date:
- 1994
Physical Description:
- pp.227-237
Subjects:
- PRECIPITATION - SNOW STORMS
Citation:
- Journal of Meteorology, VOL. 19 NO. 191, 1994
Holding Location:
- See Parent Record
Link to Parent Record:
Parent Record:
- Journal of Meteorology.
Parent Details:
- VOL. 19 NO. 191, 1994
Media Type:
- Article
Collection:
- Library Collection
Language:
- English
Geographical Area (old):
- England; South East Region and South in general; London; Kent; Essex; Hertfordshire; Bedfordshire; Bucks.; Oxfordshire; Berkshire; Hampshire; Isle of Wight; Sussex; Surrey
Abstract:
- The sudden snowfall which affected a narrow swathe of south-eastern England commencing in the Isle of Wight at 1500 GMT on 6 January, and ceasing in western Norfolk by 0300 GMT on 7 January 1994 is investigated using eye-witness accounts, satellite and radar imagery. The snowfall lasted for over four hours in several places. Very large snowflakes aggregate "like goose feathers coming down" fell from cumulonimbus clouds discreetly embedded within a back-bent frontal zone, and resulted in up to 20 cm of snow accompanied by local thunder within a sharp-edged belt 20-30 km wide. Heaviest falls occurred in Hertfordshire, and were generally located 30-40 km westward of a surface depression as it 'dumbelled' north-north-eastwards around another, travelling southwards over the Irish Sea. Much of the lightning during the evening of the 6th of January was deduced to be 'inter-' or 'intra-cloud' (within the mass of.......