Mid-May heavy snow storm in Southern England, Devon and Cornwall, thousands without power, Met Office says snow is 'transient'-BBC

5/15/13, "Snow and winds of 65mph hit Devon and Cornwall," BBC

"Snow has fallen in parts of Devon in what has been described as "fairly unusual" weather for May.

Winds of up to 65mph also struck the South West coast overnight with a number of trees coming down, some blocking roads.

Western Power Distribution said homes in Cornwall were still without power after thousands were cut off overnight.

Two inches of snow also fell in Shropshire overnight and people have been warned to prepare for flooding....

The MET office said the snow which fell in Devon was "a transient feature".

Forecaster Philip Avery said: "May snowfall is unusual but not unheard of, even in southern England.

"Snow has even managed to fall into June… but that really is a rarity. 

"The last really widespread snowfall in May was 17th May 1955 when much of England and Wales was affected by several hours of snow. 

"Coincidently, Devon also saw significant snow on 17th May 1935."

He said the snow was caused by very wet and windy weather across the region on Tuesday combined with falling temperatures after sunset."...




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