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heavy rain and wind to the UK on the 2nd, with southern England particularly affected. Wind and rain damaged overhead rail wires between Ipswich and Norwich, as well as causing fallen trees and flooded roads. Rail services in parts of southwest England and south Wales were affected by track flooding

conditions very difficult. Roads and some rail lines were flooded in West Yorkshire, with the railway line at Harrogate flooded also. The Debenhams store in Norwich was closed due to flooding. On the 29th, in South-west England, some campers on Dartmoor had to be rescued overnight due to the severe

on the track on the Sheringham line, some lines around Norwich, and between Westerfield and Derby Road. Impacts were reported on the roads, with fallen trees blocking the A12 and other Suffolk roads. There were reports of damage to boats and equipment in harbours along the coast. Trees blocked

, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. • University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. • University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. • University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. • Whiting School of Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

(M) in County Durham, and the A30 in Cornwall. Liverpool and Manchester airport runways were closed for several hours due to snow on the morning of the 30th. Freezing fog also caused delays at Stansted and Norwich airports on the 31st. England diary of highlights January started dry and settled

by the strong winds. Snow fell on higher ground in north-west England, with some reports of fallen trees impacting both rail and road travel. In East Anglia some trees were brought down, impacting rail services between Norwich and Lowestoft and reducing the speed limit on the Orwell Bridge

saw flooding in parts of England, for example around Preston with parts of the M6 closed. People were evacuated from their homes in Peterborough, and flooded roads in Norwich impacted transport. The London Fire Brigade received over 1000 calls; numerous properties were flooded, particularly basement

with both the mid-latitude Northern Hemisphere background levels and with the more polluted air arising from Europe. The observation network in the UK has been expanded to include three additional stations; Angus Tower near Dundee, Tacolneston near Norwich and Ridge Hill near Hereford. Ridge Hill

; Angus Tower near Dundee, Tacolneston near Norwich and Ridge Hill near Hereford. Ridge Hill became operational in February 2012, Tacolneston began operating in July 2012 and Angus Tower has been making measurements since late 2005. The Met Office’s Lagrangian atmospheric dispersion model, NAME

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