Norman Lynagh wrote:

Graham wrote:


They seem to have been caught napping. There's a yellow warning in
force for ice:

"Chief Forecaster's assessment
Most of the snow accumulations will occur above 200 m where 2-5 cm
is likely in places, mainly over higher parts of western Scotland
and Northern Ireland where greater amounts are likely at higher
elevations. However, 1-2 cm is possible at low levels very locally
where heavier showers occur."

They have been caught napping on this one John. I thought it was the
ice caused by the forecasted wintry showers that was going to be the
main problem tonight, not all this snow.
4cm in less than 2 hours here, caused chaos on the roads, nowhere
near this bad on Sunday!

Another snow shower just gone through with some strong gusts.

Current temp 0.3c

Graham (Weston Coyney)


From Derbyshire County Council at 0600 this morning. The following
roads are closed due to snow:

- A53 Axe Edge
- A54/A537 Cat and Fiddle
- A57 Snake Pass
- A6024 Holme Moss

I don't really see how the Severe Weather Warning Service could have
missed this one.


Update from Derbyshire CC at 10:50 a.m.

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Heavy snow fell through the night with areas around Buxton, Chapel and
Glossop worst hit, along with other exposed routes across the county.

Our gritting teams were out non-stop overnight treating and re-treating
primary gritting routes and clearing snow, along with farmers and other
contractors helping to clear routes with four-by-four volunteers
providing support.

The following roads are now open:
A53 Axe Edge
A54/A537 Cat and Fiddle

The following roads are currently closed or impassable:
A57 Snake Pass
A6024 Holme Moss

The A515 at Sterndale Moor is now passable with care after a
jack-knifed lorry was cleared.

Our gritters and snow ploughs are still out trying to keep the main
routes clear.
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There's a steady thaw in Tideswell but our road is still a mess of
slush. Current temp +2.2°

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr