Prosthetic Conscience wrote:Who knew that Russians could be turned back by British snow? In March!
Deaths and disruption as Storm Emma brings blizzards to snow-hit UK
1st March 2018
A red weather warning – the second in 24 hours – has been issued for south-west England and south Wales as Storm Emma moves in, meaning the conditions could pose a risk to life.
The Met Office has urged those in affected areas to prepare for widespread heavy snow and very strong easterly winds, which will bring “blizzard conditions” and “severe drifting”.
#RedWarning – Blizzards and continuous snowfall today across parts of SW England and Wales. Do not make unnecessary journeys, and take provisions in case you get stranded. Take care and stay #weatheraware #StormEmma pic.twitter.com/dezeQNKkyF
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 1, 2018
The weather front comes as the UK reels from the effects of the Beast from the East and just hours after a red alert for Scotland ended at 10am.
Hundreds of schools were forced to close, including more than 125 in North Yorkshire and more than 330 across Kent, giving thousands of children a second snow day.
– The National Grid issued a “gas deficit warning” prompting fears of a shortage, but households were reassured domestic supplies would not be affected.
– Nearly all train operators warned of cancellations and disruption and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
– The Royal Air Force was drafted in to help relief efforts in snow-hit Lincolnshire.
Temperatures continue to struggle for all parts, mostly well below freezing with a severe wind chill #StormEmma #snow pic.twitter.com/FzHp2qo4wF
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 1, 2018
The red snow warning issued for Wales and south-west England, valid until 2am on Friday, is just the third issued in seven years.
It means “widespread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely”, with concerns some rural communities could be cut off for days.
Amber warnings for snow and wind are also in force for much of the country until 10am on Friday.
Snowfall will grow heavier through Thursday afternoon and evening with 10-20cm likely to settle widely across red alert areas, Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said.
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/ ... ow-hit_UK/UK weather: Travellers face days more disruption by air, rail and sea
Travellers to, from and within the UK face a fifth day of severe disruption due to extreme wintry weather.
After close to 1,000 flights were cancelled on Friday, several hundred more have been grounded on Saturday. Exeter, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow are experiencing significant cancellations. After easyJet cancelled around 300 UK flights on Friday, another 66 are grounded today — about half of them to or from Bristol. Many ski flights to Geneva are among the cancellations.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 37916.html