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Delegated Services Risk Warning: Weather; Snow and Ice

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Just as you thought it was safe to move on as they'd updated the Yellow, we now have the higher grade AMBER in place. This doesn't cover the whole of our patch, the rest remains yellow. Check the extent here:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings#?date=2019-01-31&region=sw&regionType=area&id=da2cef65-d414-4d8c-968e-ae65224819ec

Timing is the same with the snow setting in around 5 pm this afternoon, showers before then though. This underlines the get away promptly advice I gave.

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10:23 on Thu 31 Jan 2019 GMT   

Further details
A band of rain will arrive from the southwest on Thursday afternoon, quickly turning to snow and becoming heavy at times. 3 to 7 cm is likely to accumulate quickly - within two to three hours - with up to 10 cm in some places. The highest snowfall accumulations are likely to be in areas above 150 metres or so.

Warning impact matrix

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Good luck with it all.

Bill



Hello all,

I'll be joining you in the curtain thing tomorrow! There has been an update from the Met Office just now. It relates more to other parts of the country so I stick with the content of my last email to you on the basis of what's said. Here's the headline below and all the best.

Updated:

 
10:21 on Thu 31 Jan 2019 GMT
  

Regional Forecast for South West England
Headline:
Cold with rain, sleet and some disruptive snow.

Today:
Cold and frosty in central and eastern areas, but turning cloudier with rain arriving across Cornwall. As this move eastwards it will readily turn to snow inland and over hills, with several centimeters in places. Windy in the far southwest. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:
Rain, sleet and snow will steadily ease overnight, although further wintry showers may affect southern coasts. Staying breezy and cold with ice and some frost, although winds will ease. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Bill

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