Severe Weather Warning Snow seiten=3 abk=warning
A Warning has been issued for the following regions
- North East England (Amber)
- SW Scotland, Lothian Borders (Amber)
- Yorkshire & Humber (Amber)
- North West England (Amber)
Issued by the Met Office at 13:21 on Sunday, 20th January 2013
Valid from 00:05 on Monday, 21st January 2013 until 21:00 on Monday, 21st January 2013
Heavy snow is expected to affect parts of northern England and the Scottish Borders on Monday. In the Amber area over 10 cm of snow is expected widely with over 20 cm in places. In addition, drifting is likely in strong to gale force easterly winds. The public should be prepared for the risk of disruption to travel, and the likelihood of road closures, as well as possible disruption to power supplies. The snow should gradually ease from the south during the day.