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On February 2nd, 2009, heavy snowfall in the South East of England led to widespread school closures and significant travel disruptions, including the shutdown of major airports. Over 250 schools in Essex were reported closed, alongside numerous others across various counties. The snow provided children with opportunities for outdoor play, creating picturesque winter scenes despite the chaos.

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On February 2nd, 2009, heavy snowfall in the South East of England led to widespread school closures and significant travel disruptions, including the shutdown of major airports. Over 250 schools in Essex were reported closed, alongside numerous others across various counties. The snow provided children with opportunities for outdoor play, creating picturesque winter scenes despite the chaos.

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Winter weather forces schools to close

On Monday February 2nd 2009 the South East of England was hit by snow. I
know this is not unusual in many parts of the world, but it was
interesting to watch the whole region grind to a virtual standstill. At
the time of writing this article the major London airports of Heathrow,
Gatwick and London City were all closed. Stansted airport had been closed
but has just had one runway reopened. Travel chaos has ensued, the M25 is
closed in many places and many schools throughout the country have been
closed.
The dramatic change in the weather has meant that a number of areas are
experiencing transport problems. This means that many schools across the
country have been closed.

County Closed
South East
Essex 250+
Hertfordshire 100+
Middlesex 80+
Sussex 50+
North
Greater Manchester 100
Lancashire 70
Cumbria 34
Durham 70
Northumberland 33
Yorkshire 1

This table shows the number of schools reported closed. It is interesting


to note that although the snow is no heavier in the South East of
England, one of the eastern counties has reported more than 250 of its
schools are closed.

This gave the children lots time to play in the snow, snowballing, making
snowmen and snow angels. The snow gave an added dimension, producing some
very picturesque scenes, many captured on camera.
Temperatures recorded at one weather station in Ros-on-Wye during the
week read:
Maximum Minimum

2nd Feb 3 -1
3rd Feb 5 -3
4th Feb 5 -3
5th Feb 2 -1
6th Feb 2 -1
7th Feb 5 -3
8th Feb 4 -2

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