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- Hull shivered under 5ins of SNOW yesterday as freak storms
brought a blast of winter in the middle of August.
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- HAIL, THUNDER, torrential RAIN and a huge TORNADO added
to the summer misery.
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- The Christmas card scene sent youngsters out on the streets
for sledging and snowball fights.
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- Similar weather hit 200 miles to the west in North Wales.
Hailstones as big as ball-bearings blocked roads and causing flash floods.
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- Meanwhile in stark contrast, scientists warned the North
Pole is MELTING under the effects of global warming.
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- Ferocious storms lashed the East Yorkshire coastal area
for an hour.
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- Scores of people called emergency services to report
a tornado off the Humber Estuary.
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- Rail services were disrupted after YORK station was struck
by lightning four times in a few minutes, causing a massive power surge.
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- There were floods up to 3ft deep in several places. Worst
hit was the village of HEDON, near Hull, where 80 homes were flooded.
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- Post Office manager John Plater said: "I've seen
nothing like it. Huge hailstones were banked up 8ins deep."
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- Plumber John Davidson, 53, said: "There was 6ins
of what looked like snow on my front lawn.
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- "It's mid-August but my garden looks like Christmas
Day."
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- Another local said: "Kids were building snowmen
- in their summer holidays."
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- Fire service spokesman Ian Daddy said: "It was weird.
There was snow in some parts and floods in others. The downpour was unbelievable."
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- Hailstones wrecked gardens and damaged roofs.
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- Police described weather conditions as "appalling"
and said roads were like ice rinks.
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- A number of minor accidents were reported.
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- The tornado was spotted by Peter Morrell, from EASINGTON,
near Spurn Head. He said: "It was a leaden black spout about 50ft
wide, sucking water from the Humber.
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- "It tracked along towards Cleethorpes before fizzling
out."
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- Mike Stephenson, 41, of Cleethorpes, chased the twister
in his car. He said: "It was awesome. Water was being sucked 50 to
60ft in the air.
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- Pal Danny Kaye, 43, added: "A huge tube was snaking
up to the sky."
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- A house in York was struck by lightning and its roof
set alight.
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- In North Wales, 12ins of hail fell around PWLLHELI, Gwynedd.
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- Holidaymaker Glenn Pritchard, 37, from Shrewsbury, said:
"Our neighbours were trapped in their car and we had to dig them out."
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- Conditions did not bode well for the coming Bank Holiday.
But there WAS some sunshine.
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- The hottest spot in the UK yesterday was Shoeburyness,
Essex, which notched up 22°C.
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- Met Office spokesman Sean Clarke said the weird weather
was "not totally unheard of."
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- He added: "In summer, with the extra heat from the
sun, showers that develop can be violent."
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- And Mr Clarke insisted that the white-out was caused
by hail, not snow.
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- He added: "Hail does fall at this time of year and
it would have looked like snow at a distance."
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