Severe Weather Warning Snow seiten=3 abk=warning

An Alert has been issued for the following regions
- North West England (Amber)
- Wales (Amber)
- West Midlands (Amber)
- South West England (Amber)
- East Midlands (Amber)
- Yorkshire & Humber (Amber)

Issued by the Met Office at 11:23 on Wednesday, 16th January 2013
Valid from 04:00 on Friday, 18th January 2013 until 18:00 on Friday, 18th January 2013

As the weather breaks down, an area of snow looks increasingly likely to spread from the southwest. Winds will strengthen and blizzard conditions are likely, especially over high ground. Accumulations of more than 10-15 cm of snow could well occur quite widely, with the risk of 25 cm or more over high ground.