UK snow: Rush hour CHAOS as deadly storm disrupts road, rail and air - Met Office WARNING
BRITAIN is expected to see “significantly more” snow on Wednesday as rush hour traffic in parts will face huge travel disruption to all travel networks, Met Office has warned.
Met Office warns severe snow could 'CUT OFF' villages
Travel disruption is expected in large areas of the UK on Wednesday – the Met Office has warned of likely delays on roads, rail and air networks.
Met Office Meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “Pretty treacherous conditions. There will be delays on road, and rail and air networks and power disruption is likely. The potential for communities to get cut off.”
There have been warnings out for drivers to take extra care as the UK is plunged into treacherous weather conditions.
Heavy snow has affected railway services leading to delays and cancellations while Heathrow Airport has been forced to cancel over 100 flights.
Met Office said there will be disruption to rail, roads and air networks on Wednesday
Pretty treacherous conditions. There will be delays on road, and rail and air networks
Travellers have been urged to check their routes before they set off across London and other parts of the country.
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Met Office issues weather warnings for UK snow
“A full service is planned on all c2c routes today, although due to weather conditions there may be late-notice alterations and cancellations. Further service alterations may be necessary later this week and details will be confirmed as soon as possible.”
Southeastern cancelled train journeys to London on Tuesday and has warned of expected disruption on Wednesday due to the wintry weather conditions.
A BBC Weather forecaster has also warned London and the rest of the country could see more snow over the coming days.
BBC Weather said: “Temperatures last night in parts of Scotland and southern England fell as low as -11.
“There is ice around and there is also snow on today’s forecast.”
Breakdown service AA has issued travel advice on how to beat the so-called “Beast from the East”.
AA’s Vince Crane said: “Allow plenty of extra time for your journey, including time to de-ice the car.
“It may take longer but it also means that you will have full visibility which in bad weather is vital.
“Don’t be tempted to pour hot water over the screen – if has a chip the sudden change in temperature could lead to a crack.
“And don’t leave your car alone with the engine running, that’s an invitation to thieves.”
Almost 4,000 gritters with ploughs have been sent out to clear roads of ice and thick snow. The RAC foundation said around 500 snow ploughs have been put on standby ahead of severe falls later this week.
But director Steve Gooding said: “Even with the scale of the gritting fleet poised for deployment it would be unrealistic to expect every road to be kept clear of snow and ice at all times.
“Motorists need to be on their guard and if the snowfall is as deep as some forecasters predict, be ready to ask themselves ‘is my journey really necessary?’”
Storm Emma is also expected to cause a “major event” in the UK on Thursday as Britain is plunged into even worse weather conditions, including a rare occurrence of freezing rain and blizzards, warned BBC Weather.
The storm is expected to sweep into the UK on Thursday, putting the southwest of the country first in the firing line before spreading across the UK.