Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Mark Davison published When was Surrey's worst snowstorm?

So when was the heaviest snowfall that Surrey has ever seen?The answer may well be that of Boxing Day 1927.Christmas Day had been wet and it turned increasingly cold so that by the late afternoon that day, thick wet snow was falling and guests visiting their relatives for dinner were becoming increasingly worried about their homeward journeys.The snow turned to a blizzard and as a north-easterly gale set in. Snow was whipped off the fields by the high winds and roads quickly became blocked....

When was Surrey's worst snowstorm?



from Surrey Mirror All Content Feed http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/when-was-surrey-s-worst-snowstorm/story-30045561-detail/story.html

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