Snow has finally hit the UK and has caused major travel delays already. Some travelling over the weekend found themselves stuck in their cars for 19 hours and ran out of food and water.
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The Met Office has extended the yellow weather warning as the extreme cold is not going away anytime soon. Some areas have been hit worse than others, find out below whether or not your area could be hit by extreme cold, snow and ice.
More snow and ice to hit the UK
As reported by BBC, another yellow warning has been issued for the northwest of England, the Midlands, the south, and parts of Wales and Scotland, as snow and ice are expected in those areas.
In Scotland, some areas have reported temperatures as low as -12C (10.4F). Depending on the area, the yellow warning is in place until 11.00 am on Sunday, December 3. For London, east of England, the West Midlands and parts of south Wales, the yellow warning ended at 08.00 am.
Moreover, the UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber alert for five regions in England for cold-health issues. The agency said, as per BBC:
Cold weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service for an extended period of time, with potential for the whole population to be at risk.
The amber alert has been issued for the East Midlands, West Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humberuntil December 5.
The snow has caused major travel delays
As can be expected with heavy snow, major delays are likely to happen. Indeed, chaos has been ongoing in Cumbria as drivers were stuck on the A595 for 19 hours. Ant Brett from Essex told his experience to the BBC. He explained that he was on his way to Cumbria for a family wedding but never made it:
I've been stuck since 4pm on Saturday. I was heading up to a family wedding - it's fair to say I didn't make it. The cars here haven't had any water or food supplies. I'm down to my last bit of water and having to ration it. I know the emergency services are busy but we've just been left here without help.
The M6 also had some major delays, Paul Smith shared his Saturday evening experience with the BBC:
The snow just came down and as you can see the road all the way down is still blocked. We're still about a mile-and-a-half from Ambleside and it's just been like moving ten yards, stopping and moving again.
As per Sky News, roughly 2,500 people have woken up to no power in Cumbria as they experienced heavy snow overnight.
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Sources used:
BBC: ‘UK weather: Temperatures plunge to -12C as snow disrupts travel’
Sky News: ‘Weather latest: Yellow warnings extended; treacherous conditions on roads; Cumbria residents 'in a mess'
