HERE IS A FLASH WARNING OF WIDESPREAD ICY ROADS AND HEAVY SNOW
AFFECTING NORTH WEST ENGLAND, NORTH EAST ENGLAND, THE MIDLANDS
AND LINCOLNSHIRE.
ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 20:49 ON TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY 2004.
A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN ENGLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHWARDS
ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND EASTERN ENGLAND DURING THE REST OF THIS
EVENING AND AT FIRST TONIGHT. THESE WILL GIVE SEVERAL CENTIMETRES OF
SNOW IN PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST. AS THE SNOW CLEARS
SOUTHWARDS, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY BELOW FREEZING, CAUSING
WIDESPREAD ICE. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IN THE
WORST AFFECTED AREAS AND DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO BE EXTREMELY
CAREFUL.
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