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Snowstorms to Hit UK After Coldest Night of The Year

Storm Larisa: More snow and ice disruption in Wales England & N.Ireland

BBC 10 MAR 2023

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Heavy snow has caused widespread disruption to schools, roads and rail services in mid and north Wales for a second day.

A Met Office yellow warning for snow is in place until 14:00 GMT as Storm Larisa hits the UK.

A further yellow warning for ice until 10:00 GMT on Saturday warns of temperatures as low as -11C (12F).

More than 350 schools are closed on Friday and people are being urged to avoid travelling.

Sixty-two homes in Merthyr Tydfil lost power on Friday morning but this has since been restored.

Meanwhile, SP Energy Networks has reported power cuts in the Mold area, at Carmel, Greenfield, near Holywell, in the Whitford area, Flintshire, and at Bwlchgwyn, near Wrexham.

Transport for Wales has suspended its trains between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno, and Shrewsbury and Llanelli via the Heart of Wales on Friday due to the weather.

The provider added that passengers are advised not to attempt travel.

Up to 30cm (12in) of snow is expected in places, with the greatest depth so far recorded in the UK is 27cm (10.6in) at Capel Curig, Conwy county.

It has led to the closure of some major roads on Friday morning including:

The A542 Horseshoe Pass, Denbighshire in both directions between Llangollen and Pen-Y-Stryt
The A543 in both directions at Pentrefoelas, Conwy
The A4086 in both directions from Capel Curig turn off, Caernarfon to The Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis, Gwynedd
The A458 in both directions from Criggion Lane, Garreg Bank, to The Church, Middletown in north Powys
The A470 between Dogellau and Dinas Mawddwy, Gywnedd is closed in both directions
The A5 Bangor Road in Conwy from B5106 (Pont Y Pair Bridge, Betws-y-coed) to Llwyn Bleddyn Road (Tregarth)

A section of the A55 was closed earlier but has since re-opened, Traffic Wales said.

Traffic Wales has also warned of extremely difficult driving conditions on the A548 in both directions between Buttington and Middletown in Powys due to snow, while delays are also expected on the A55 and A470 in both directions.

North Wales Police said it is "advising motorists to only travel if necessary".

"We are experiencing a high number of calls, please be patient and only use the 999 line in an emergency," the force added.

Katie Wilby, of Flintshire council, told Radio Wales Breakfast: "It's pretty challenging conditions. We've had gritting crews out ploughing and gritting all night. We've had extra vehicles out.

"There has been significant snowfall overnight. We've seen 20 to 40 centimetres in places, particularly on high ground, but I think most parts of Flintshire have seen snow this morning and will wake up to snow.

"It's coming down as fast as we're clearing it at the moment so it's really tricky."

Ms Wilby added that the authority has spread about 360 tonnes of gritting salt and covered 1,466 miles (2,360km) of road in 36 hours.

She said some disruption must be expected, adding: "We are working really hard to keep the roads open but I would advise that people don't travel unless absolutely necessary."

Councillor Hugh Jones, lead member for environment at Wrexham council, added: "All our resources have been out overnight. The work has been hampered by a number of fallen trees as well, but we have managed to get the main routes open.

"The advice is if you don't have to travel, don't travel, because there will be enough people who have to travel to spread the salt.

"People have to understand that our teams have been working for over 24 hours, so it's really a tough time."

Arriva bus said that Wrexham services suspended on Friday morning have since returned to operation but buses would only be using the main roads until further notice.

Both Wrexham and Flintshire councils have also confirmed that all refuse and recycling collections will be suspended on Friday, with updates posted to their respective websites.

Helen Kynaston, of the Newtown Community Cafe in Powys: "This morning it was snowing really heavily early on.

"Yesterday was a major challenge and we only had a handful of customers, but our chef managed to get in. It took my neighbours and I about three-quarters of an hour to dig [us] out.

"We made the bowling club really nice and warm and we had requests from our regular customers who really struggled, so we delivered to them which we don't normally do on a Thursday."

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