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Hail/thunderstorms over east Devon - 29/30 October 2008 Heavy and thundery downpours over east Devon, with flooding and travel disruption... An area of low pressure and associated frontal system over south-west England at 0000 UTC on 30 October 2008 (see chart below), resulted in localised
the day bringing heavy showers or thunderstorms to many areas, with torrential downpours, frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds all possible hazards. A medium impact yellow warning has been issued for Saturday, covering most of England and Scotland. Whilst not all places in the warning area
, also developing across the north from lunchtime then spreading south through the day, falling as sleet, hail or snow in the north, but these showers died away in some areas towards evening. The 7th was mainly bright or sunny, though cloudier in the West Midlands and the south-west, with scattered
& Hail, Thunderstorm & Squall, Squall, Thunderstorm & Hail & Squall) Hail Freezing Precipitation (liquid precipitation freezing in contact with hard surfaces) Temperature Inversion (an increase in air temperature of 10C or more in the lowest 1000ft) All warnings are provided in a standardised text
, across parts of South East England. Significant weather event • 17 people killed along with 4 horses • 159 flashes of sheet or fork lightning in a 15 minute period around 17.30 recorded at Epsom • Hail 1½ to 2 inches in diameter fell at Sutton • Landslides closed both the Great Western Railway at Park
could be severe, with the potential for large hail, frequent lightning, and strong gusty winds. Eastern and southeastern regions are likely to remain dry for much of the day, with prolonged spells of sunshine and hot conditions. Temperatures here could reach highs of 32°C, and if sunshine persists
brings the possibility of some of those showers turning heavy and thundery, possibly with hail. Some of these showers will be slow-moving so that could increase local impacts with rainfall totals reaching 30mm or more in isolated locations. In the heaviest showers these could be accompanied by hail
Heavy rain shower (Night) 14 Heavy rain shower (Day) 15 Heavy Rain 16 Sleet shower (Night) 17 Sleet shower (Day) 18 Sleet 19 Hail shower (Night) 20 Hail shower (Day) 21 Hail 22 Light snow shower (Night) 23 Light snow shower (Day) 24 Light snow 25 Heavy snow shower (Night) 26 Heavy snow shower (Day) 27
shower (Day) 15 Heavy Rain 16 Sleet shower (Night) 17 Sleet shower (Day) 18 Sleet 19 Hail shower (Night) 20 Hail shower (Day) 21 Hail 22 Light snow shower (Night) 23 Light snow shower (Day) 24 Light snow 25 Heavy snow shower (Night) 26 Heavy snow shower (Day) 27 Heavy snow 28 Thundery shower (Night
) Medium-level cloud 8 (Black) Low-level cloud 9 Light rain shower (Night) 10 Light rain shower (Day) 11 Drizzle 12 Light rain 13 Heavy rain shower (Night) 14 Heavy rain shower (Day) 15 Heavy Rain 16 Sleet shower (Night) 17 Sleet shower (Day) 18 Sleet 19 Hail shower (Night) 20 Hail shower (Day) 21
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