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

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Snow storm over London looks like a nightmare tidal wave in police helicopter footage
Actual footage of the apocalypse. Credit: Vickie Flores/In Pictures via Getty Images

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.

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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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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