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Flooding update – River Severn challenging flood defenses in Worcestershire
The River Severn is continuing to rise as the weekend’s rainfall continues to drain into it’s catchment up over the Welsh hills. The situation today along the Severn River bank has become increasingly tentative as flood waters have begun to over-top temporary flood defenses installed by the Environment Agency. This tweet, posted by Dave Throup…
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Further Snow & Ice forecast overnight
Conditions are looking increasingly wintry for some parts of the country overnight. A cold polar maritime air mass is expected to produce wintry showers across western and northern areas. Some travel disruption has already occurred with the A537 Cat and Fiddle, A57 Snake and A53 Leek road being described as hazardous on Tuesday evening (21:30PM…
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TRAVEL update – Heavy Snow hits parts of the UK
Parts of the UK have been experiencing persistent heavy snow for the past few hours, and some road issues are beginning to develop. Whilst the Peak District / southern Pennines region (i.e. Glossop, Buxton) remains snow free, significant & heavy snow is affecting places further north across Northern England. In particular, central and northern parts…
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Canary Islands flights “grounded” as major sandstorm affects islands
A sandstorm has been affecting travel across the Canary Islands recently, with many flights either cancelled or delays. Please check with your airline operator before traveling to the airport for your flight. The storm occurred as a result of unusually strong winds over western Africa which picked up large amounts of dust from the desert…
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Burst of Summer looming for next week
A change in the weather on the way! An early burst of summer-like conditions looks to be on the cards for next week. An area of high pressure is forecast to gather across Europe this weekend and build westwards towards the UK by the start of next week. The upside is that the UK is…