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| Roads blocked due to ice and snow | Roads blocked due to ice and snow |
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| Heavy snowfall and icy conditions have blocked roads and forced schools to close across Dorset. | Heavy snowfall and icy conditions have blocked roads and forced schools to close across Dorset. |
| The A37 at Wardon Hill near Dorchester has been blocked by a number of lorries which have become stuck on ice. | The A37 at Wardon Hill near Dorchester has been blocked by a number of lorries which have become stuck on ice. |
| Raymond's Hill on the Dorset/Devon border off the A35 is also impassable due to heavy snowfall as is the A354 Dorchester Road. | Raymond's Hill on the Dorset/Devon border off the A35 is also impassable due to heavy snowfall as is the A354 Dorchester Road. |
| Three schools have closed due to the conditions while parts of Hampshire have also seen heavy snowfall. | |
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Primary School in Weymouth, Cheselbourne Village School, near Puddletown, and Broadwindsor Primary School, near Beaminster, are closed. | St Nicholas and St Laurence Primary School in Weymouth, Cheselbourne Village School, near Puddletown, and Broadwindsor Primary School, near Beaminster, are closed. |
| Up to 10cm (4ins) of snowfall was reported on higher ground in Dorset. | Up to 10cm (4ins) of snowfall was reported on higher ground in Dorset. |
| A police spokesman advised drivers to avoid the areas. | A police spokesman advised drivers to avoid the areas. |
| He said the local authority had deployed gritting lorries and snow ploughs. | He said the local authority had deployed gritting lorries and snow ploughs. |
| The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for widespread icy roads across Dorset and Hampshire well into the morning. | The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for widespread icy roads across Dorset and Hampshire well into the morning. |