Severe weather warning
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| 11:19 UK time, Tuesday, 23 February 2010
NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SERVICE
Heavy Snow
For the following areas :
- Blaenau Gwent (Severe)
- Bridgend (Severe)
- Caerphilly (Severe)
- Carmarthenshire (Severe)
- Ceredigion (Severe)
- Conwy (Severe)
- Denbighshire (Severe)
- Flintshire (Severe)
- Gwynedd (Severe)
- Isle of Anglesey (Severe)
- Merthyr Tydfil (Severe)
- Monmouthshire (Severe)
- Neath Port Talbot (Severe)
- Newport (Severe)
- Powys (Severe)
- Rhondda Cynon Taff (Severe)
- Swansea (Severe)
- Torfaen (Severe)
- Wrexham (Severe)
Sleet and snow will become heavier as it spreads northwards during the day, gradually turning back to rain from the south later.
Temporary accumulations of 2 to 5 cms of snow are expected locally at low levels, with accumulations of as much as 10 to 15 cm above 200 metres. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to Traffic Wales for further advice on traffic disruption on roads.
Issued by the Met Office at 09:57 on Tuesday, 23rd February 2010
Valid from 12:00 on Tuesday, 23rd February 2010 until 23:59 on Tuesday, 23rd February 2010
Sleet and snow turning to rain this evening overnight.
Milder tomorrow with a thaw of lying snow.
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