Snow storm over London looks like a nightmare tidal wave in police helicopter footage

BY SAM HAYSOM From Mashable

You know those disaster movies where it’s blue sky one minute, hellish storm clouds the next?

Well that was pretty much what happened in London on Tuesday.

Thing have been cold in the UK for a few days now, but the so-called “Beast from the East” well and truly slammed into Britain’s capital yesterday.

Just look at this nightmarish photo, taken from a police helicopter.

NPAS London
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@NPASLondon
We spoke too soon! Snow showers over central London. They look pretty dramatic from here!!..

You know when a storm cloud looks like a gigantic, hungry wave it’s never going to be good.

They followed it up with some footage, too.

Begone, beast! You can snow on us all you like, but you never take away the stoic London spirit.

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Actual footage of the apocalypse.IMAGE: VICKIE FLORES/IN PICTURES VIA GETTY IMAGES

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Person skiing through London demonstrates a disproportionate level of snow-hype

BY ISOBEL HAMILTON From Mashable

Okay guys we know it’s snowy out there and everything, but you’re clutching at straws now.

Londoners (and Southerners in general) are known for losing all composure at the sight of a few snowflakes. Said snowflakes have been arriving en masse courtesy of the “Beast from the East,” in which cold winds from Siberia are pushing a frigid air mass westward into Central Europe and the UK.

One particular Londoner took the disproportionate snow-hype to new levels.

Nicola Heath
@Nicola_Heath
Stop it. #Snowmageddon #londonsnow

Jenny Henderson
@Henwad
Replying to @Nicola_Heath @MrNickKnowles
Saw someone coined the word snowverreaction. This is definitely that. Lol

Danny Blanchflower
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@D_Blanchflower
looks like under 0.5 of an inch of snow https://twitter.com/Nicola_Heath/status/968493998917783554 …
Alex Burgess
@AlexBurgess06
Replying to @Nicola_Heath
Training already started for Beijing 2022.

Ms Emily
@MsEmilySays
London in panic 🤣 https://twitter.com/Nicola_Heath/status/968493998917783554 …

TorEaling
@TorEaling
Replying to @Nicola_Heath @Hackneycyclist
Imagine if it really did snow!

This country is closed.

Our official projection: if an inch more snow falls over the next 24 hours martial law will come into effect and Londoners will have to resort to cannibalism.

IMAGE: Will London survive this snowtastrophe?IMAGE: LEON NEAL/GETTY IMAGES

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