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Shivering region braced for snow
Wednesday 2nd January 2008, 11:44AM GMT.
Snow could be on its way as temperatures fall below freezing in the West Midlands and Staffordshire. Forecasters are predicting bitterly cold weather.
They say it could lead to snowfall tomorrow and Friday. Daytime temperatures will struggle to get above -1C (30F), and with bitterly winds from the east, it will feel much colder.
Gritting lorries in the region were today being prepared as motoring organisations warned drivers to take extra care.
Met Office spokesman Barry Grommett said: “The significant feature of the weather in the West Midlands will be the temperature. It will be very cold overnight this evening, and we will see some frost.
“In the early part of tomorrow morning, temperatures could fall to -2C (28F) but coupled with strong winds, it is going to feel particularly cold.”
He said the West Midlands would see some snow but the main problems will be further east, where more than half an inch is likely.
The Highways Agency says it is on stand-by for a dip in temperatures.
Stephen Davenport, senior meteorologist at MeteoGroup, said the cold snap was due to conditions in Eastern Europe, rather than the cold winds from Siberia.
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ha! you are lucky… as a old wolvo guy i live in Canada… the temp outside today? -13….
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No doubt as soon as the first snowflake falls the entire region will grind to a halt
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Brace ourselves for the country to come to a halt.
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I am now 27 years old, but when I hear we may get snow I still get exited and think day off school!
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Gritters are being prepared lol, last year it took me 2 1/2 hours to get from Bilston to the ring road at St John’s no doubt it will be the same this year and i will again see no grit lorries on route!!
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lol Adam! my thoughts exactly! last time we had a bit of snow and ice it was the end of the world wasnt it?! I remember walking a mile to school in much worse! No taxi’s or buses for me, and very few days off!
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You poor lambs! I moved to Canada 17 years ago and out side at the moment it is -9 and with the wind chill it feels like -16 and I know it is going to get colder! -1 is spring jacket weather. Okay, I’ll shut up now.
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1/2 an inch. Wow!! Surely the country will grind to a halt and a state of emergency declared?
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lol, SNOW!!! we get a little bit probably 1 or 2 milimetres, and everything grinds to a halt. I remember when I was at school, snow gauranteed every winter by the bucketload and we still had to walk to school over a mile away no days off for us unless the boiler froze up. these young uns today dont know anything other than oh we,ve had a bit of snow so no school today same as half the teachers couldn,t be bothered to get off their backsides, and talking of teachers, can anybody explain to me what teacher training days are??? I always thought teachers knew what they were doing, obviously not.
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lol yeah last year it took me 2 hours to get from one end of the ep in telford to the other bet its the same this year. ha ha
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Would it be too much to ask for the footpaths at Wolverhampton Bus Station and the bridge leading to the Railway Station to have a bit of grit put down?
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If we get the snow you do know what is going to happen,everything comes to a standstill,well I have been up most of the night and there has not been one gritter out down the main road where I live considering they have forcast snow and ice.But I love the snow let’s see if they get it right..
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I’ve just come back from Brierley Hill and agree things will be chaotic. With numerous roadworks going on in and around our town and the every popular Merry Hell no doubt a bit of snow will bring Brierley Hill to an absoloute standstill. I’ve stocked up on books, food and wine to keep me going for a few days.
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Forgot to add that one year it took my husband over 4 hours to come home from Sandwell to Brierley Hill due to a bit of snow. Wonder how long it be take him if there is snow this year?
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Goodness me! The railway bridge WAS gritted! Well done. :-)
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Bilstonwolf1 I’m also unsure what these days are for? Last year I faced backlash from my daughters school for taking her on holiday in school term. It was end of June so she didn’t miss any vital tests and things were winding down for the summer. But wow what a dressing down I had! I queried the amount of teacher training days, early finishes for ‘special days’and the amount of days the school was shut due to a bit of snow but no one could give me an answer. Incidentally she is at high school and for the past 2 weeks before the long Xmas Break the pupils did nothing but watch dvds, videos and play games – no wonder we are rearing a namby pamby society.
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Its winter..why is everuone so damn surprised it gets cold.
You have my assurance having lived in Germany for 15 years that England IS NOT cold.
The snow causes no problems overseas..life goes on.Drivers go to work.Schools work…time the British people stopped moaning and got on with it and enjoyed the fact your not moaning about the heat from the summer!!
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