'Thundersnow' and 'insane' hail hits parts of Greater Manchester covering roads in minutes in sudden storm
'Thundersnow' and hail hit parts of Greater Manchester this morning in a sudden storm. Rumblings of thunder were heard across the region before what appeared to be hail began coming down in ferocious downpours.
Local Twitter forecaster Oldham Weather said he believed it was in fact Graupel, small pellets formed when supercooled water droplets freeze onto a snow crystal.It is often softer than hail which is pure ice formed in thunderstorms. Gareth Thompson said: "It's like someone has sprinkled polystyrene everywhere."
Cath Aubergine posted a picture of her work's car park completely covered. "It's stopped now and the sky's bright again" she said. "People think I'm joking when I say Oldham has its own climate but coming up the seven whole miles from Manchester every day I notice it!"
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