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tony73
08 February 2014 18:00:02

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26096121


 


Saint Snow
08 February 2014 20:06:51

I know they say 'up to 27cm fell', but the pics don't back that up. Doesn't look that severe.


But hey, I'm still jealous to death.


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NickR
08 February 2014 20:09:15


I know they say 'up to 27cm fell', but the pics don't back that up. Doesn't look that severe.


But hey, I'm still jealous to death.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Talking of Japan and jealousy.. remember these pics from a year or so ago:



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Hungry Tiger
08 February 2014 20:30:06



I know they say 'up to 27cm fell', but the pics don't back that up. Doesn't look that severe.


But hey, I'm still jealous to death.


Originally Posted by: NickR 


Talking of Japan and jealousy.. remember these pics from a year or so ago:




Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 



20 feet of snow or something like that - that was. Even Mike in Norway never got that much.

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NickR
08 February 2014 20:36:25




I know they say 'up to 27cm fell', but the pics don't back that up. Doesn't look that severe.


But hey, I'm still jealous to death.


Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 


Talking of Japan and jealousy.. remember these pics from a year or so ago:




Originally Posted by: NickR 



20 feet of snow or something like that - that was. Even Mike in Norway never got that much.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Erm.. bit more than 20 feet, Gavin! If a person is between 5 and 6 feet, then you can see from a picture, it's a lot more than 20ft! lol

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shayne109
08 February 2014 20:54:35
Stunning pictures there.

Can you imagine how long it would take to get the road that clear
if it happened here?

yep that right it wouldent the LO's would throw up there hands
and whine about funding and lack of equipment.

but still what a spectacle
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Gooner
08 February 2014 21:16:35


I know they say 'up to 27cm fell', but the pics don't back that up. Doesn't look that severe.


But hey, I'm still jealous to death.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


That is what I thought


 


aint got a clue why the F I am agreeing with you tonight

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



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Gooner
08 February 2014 21:21:52




I know they say 'up to 27cm fell', but the pics don't back that up. Doesn't look that severe.


But hey, I'm still jealous to death.


Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 


Talking of Japan and jealousy.. remember these pics from a year or so ago:




Originally Posted by: NickR 



20 feet of snow or something like that - that was. Even Mike in Norway never got that much.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


20 feet eh?  Gav how big are those people then 1 cm

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



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Saint Snow
08 February 2014 21:24:33

20 feet eh?  Gav how big are those people then


Originally Posted by: Gooner 


 


Dunno, but they seem to be singing "follow the Yellow Brick Road"


 


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Hungry Tiger
08 February 2014 21:28:30





I know they say 'up to 27cm fell', but the pics don't back that up. Doesn't look that severe.


But hey, I'm still jealous to death.


Originally Posted by: NickR 


Talking of Japan and jealousy.. remember these pics from a year or so ago:




Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 



20 feet of snow or something like that - that was. Even Mike in Norway never got that much.


Originally Posted by: NickR 


Erm.. bit more than 20 feet, Gavin! If a person is between 5 and 6 feet, then you can see from a picture, it's a lot more than 20ft! lol


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


I was looking at the height of the bus in the first picture and then estimating it from that. But I know what you mean Nick.

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Hungry Tiger
08 February 2014 21:34:08

Anyway - I decided to look this up as its so interesting and all the info is here.


Seems like the pictures on this thread imply a depth of 38 feet or more.



http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/record-snow-depth-for-an-official-site-measured-in-japan


 

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Retron
09 February 2014 04:09:54


Can you imagine how long it would take to get the road that clear
if it happened here?

Originally Posted by: shayne109 


A week or so.


That one with the coach is very similar to what we had here in 1987. We were cut off for just over a week until they cleared the drifts on the only road over the hill at Eastchurch. When it was eventually ploughed, I remember vividly being on the school bus (well, coach) and seeing snow towering over both sides just as in that picture.


That was around a 20-foot snowdrift. Over on the mainland, near Sittingbourne, there were reports of 30-foot drifts. Of course, I didn't get to see those in person!


 


 

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Gooner
09 February 2014 09:24:26



Can you imagine how long it would take to get the road that clear
if it happened here?

Originally Posted by: Retron 


A week or so.


That one with the coach is very similar to what we had here in 1987. We were cut off for just over a week until they cleared the drifts on the only road over the hill at Eastchurch. When it was eventually ploughed, I remember vividly being on the school bus (well, coach) and seeing snow towering over both sides just as in that picture.


That was around a 20-foot snowdrift. Over on the mainland, near Sittingbourne, there were reports of 30-foot drifts. Of course, I didn't get to see those in person!


 


 


Originally Posted by: shayne109 


In 1981 the village ( Hempton ) I lived in was cut off for 3-4 days until a snow plough got through from nearby Deddington, snow was piled 15ft high on both sides of the road.......great times

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tallyho_83
09 February 2014 09:40:26
Look even Tokyo is getting snow now! This is snowjoke!
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doctormog
09 February 2014 09:49:41

Look even Tokyo is getting snow now! This is snowjoke!

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 



Surely snowfall in Tokyo is not that unusual? 😕

Although not on the same scale those Japan snow photos remind me of this one from the A9 in the 1980s

https://web.archive.org/web/20020928020213im_/http://cmrt.org.uk/wa9.jpg 
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polarwind
09 February 2014 10:01:02

More news below for the worst snowstorm in Tokyo for over 50 years -


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/10626795/Seven-dead-as-major-snowstorm-hits-Japan.html

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Andy Woodcock
09 February 2014 10:36:04

Look even Tokyo is getting snow now! This is snowjoke!

Originally Posted by: doctormog 



Surely snowfall in Tokyo is not that unusual? 😕

Although not on the same scale those Japan snow photos remind me of this one from the A9 in the 1980s

https://web.archive.org/web/20020928020213im_/http://cmrt.org.uk/wa9.jpg 

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 



Snow is frequent and often heavy on Japan's north island but snowfall in Tokyo is usually light.

In one of his books Philip Eden States that light snowfalls in Tokyo have the same effect as in London, bringing the city to a grinding halt as they are not used to it. Looking at the Tv pics yesterday about 7cms seems to have caused chaos.

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09 February 2014 14:59:59

Look even Tokyo is getting snow now! This is snowjoke!

Originally Posted by: Andy Woodcock 



Surely snowfall in Tokyo is not that unusual? Confused

Although not on the same scale those Japan snow photos remind me of this one from the A9 in the 1980s

https://web.archive.org/web/20020928020213im_/http://cmrt.org.uk/wa9.jpg

Originally Posted by: doctormog 



Snow is frequent and often heavy on Japan's north island but snowfall in Tokyo is usually light.

In one of his books Philip Eden States that light snowfalls in Tokyo have the same effect as in London, bringing the city to a grinding halt as they are not used to it. Looking at the Tv pics yesterday about 7cms seems to have caused chaos.

Andy

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 


Indeed, currently 71cm of level snow in parts of Northern Japan >>> http://ow.ly/tr0Iy 


They had 86cm lying on the ground a few days ago.


 

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doctormog
09 February 2014 16:49:23

Look even Tokyo is getting snow now! This is snowjoke!

Originally Posted by: Andy Woodcock 



Surely snowfall in Tokyo is not that unusual? 😕

Although not on the same scale those Japan snow photos remind me of this one from the A9 in the 1980s

https://web.archive.org/web/20020928020213im_/http://cmrt.org.uk/wa9.jpg 

Originally Posted by: doctormog 



Snow is frequent and often heavy on Japan's north island but snowfall in Tokyo is usually light.

In one of his books Philip Eden States that light snowfalls in Tokyo have the same effect as in London, bringing the city to a grinding halt as they are not used to it. Looking at the Tv pics yesterday about 7cms seems to have caused chaos.

Andy

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 



You're right Andy. My comment was more that the amount of snow in Tokyo currently is the unusual thing not the fact that it has been snowing there.
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