Severe Weather Warning Snow seiten=3 abk=warning

A Warning has been issued for the following regions
- Grampian (Amber)
- Central, Tayside & Fife (Amber)
- Highlands & Eilean Siar (Amber)

Issued by the Met Office at 08:11 on Sunday, 20th January 2013
Valid from 06:00 on Monday, 21st January 2013 until 15:00 on Tuesday, 22nd January 2013

Persistent snow will continue to affect much of eastern Scotland for the rest of Monday, Monday night and on Tuesday. In the Amber area additional falls in excess of 10 cm are likely with drifting in the strong to gale force easterly winds. Further accumulations of 20 cm or more are likely on ground above 250-300 m with blizzard conditions at times . The snow should become lighter from the south during Tuesday afternoon as the winds also start to subside. The public should be prepared for the risk of further disruption to travel, and the likelihood of road closures, as well as possible disruption to power supplies. This update extends the warning into Tuesday.