It's not often that the seafront promenade gets this level of snow but it did in 2010 as this view shows.It's not often that the seafront promenade gets this level of snow but it did in 2010 as this view shows.
It's not often that the seafront promenade gets this level of snow but it did in 2010 as this view shows.

The first snow of 2020 may be on the way - but will it match these Hartlepool blizzards from years gone by?

Hartlepool's first snow of 2020 could be on the way early next month.
By Chris Cordner
Published 19th Jan 2020, 16:00 BST
Updated 22nd Jan 2020, 12:18 BST

And while weathermen are not predicting huge falls of snow, let's remind ourselves of the years when we’ve battled through blizzards.

We are not just talking about the Beast from the East. Take a look at some spectacular reminders from as far back as the 1940s.

The visibility was even worse in 2018 as this snow scene shows on the A179 at Hart.

1. Back to 2018

The visibility was even worse in 2018 as this snow scene shows on the A179 at Hart. Photo: Frank Reid

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Snow and ice causes chaos on Burnhope Way in Peterlee in 2008.

2. Traffic at a standstill

Snow and ice causes chaos on Burnhope Way in Peterlee in 2008. Photo: TC

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Hartlepool United groundsmen (left to right) Andrew Flanigan, Dave Brown and Barry Dixon pictured clearing snow from the Victoria Park pitch on December 27, 2010.

3. Keeping busy in 2010

Hartlepool United groundsmen (left to right) Andrew Flanigan, Dave Brown and Barry Dixon pictured clearing snow from the Victoria Park pitch on December 27, 2010. Photo: HM

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Traffic at a standstill as snow falls on the A19 at Sheraton in 2007.

4. Gridlock on the A19

Traffic at a standstill as snow falls on the A19 at Sheraton in 2007. Photo: TC

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