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Ice warning for Christmas getaway | Ice warning for Christmas getaway |
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Families in Wales planning their Christmas getaway are being warned to take care travelling because of ice. | Families in Wales planning their Christmas getaway are being warned to take care travelling because of ice. |
The Met Office issued a severe weather warning due to concern about treacherous road conditions. | The Met Office issued a severe weather warning due to concern about treacherous road conditions. |
There has been fresh snow in Wrexham and Denbighshire and the A542 is closed at the Horseshoe Pass. | |
Police say driving conditions are also hazardous on the A469 Caerphilly mountain road. Meanwhile, a water main has burst near Holywell in Flintshire. | |
Welsh Water said the burst in the early hours is affecting water supplies to several hundred customers in Lixwm, Holywell and the Cilcain and Pantymwyn areas of Mold. | |
The burst is in Bryn Cerrig, Lixwm, and a repair team is at work on site. | |
Icy pavements | |
The company apologised and said it was unable to say what has caused the burst and if it is related to the weather. | |
The Met Office advised motorists to take extra care on the road and said drivers should refer to the Traffic Wales service for further advice on road conditions. | |
The roads warning is in place on Thursday morning in Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Powys and Wrexham. | The roads warning is in place on Thursday morning in Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Powys and Wrexham. |
Further south, the warning affects Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Torfaen. | Further south, the warning affects Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Torfaen. |
Dyfed-Powys Police are urging motorists to take extra care, saying sheet ice is making driving very difficult. | |
They report numerous shunts and minor accidents throughout the force area. | |
Motorists travelling to rural parts of Monmouthshire were reported having to abandon their vehicles on Wednesday night due to icy roads. | |
An accident and emergency consultant in Swansea has also warned pedestrians to beware of hidden icy patches on pavements following a "spate" of falls. | An accident and emergency consultant in Swansea has also warned pedestrians to beware of hidden icy patches on pavements following a "spate" of falls. |
BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said temperatures were expected to rise only a little above freezing across much of Wales on Thursday. | BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said temperatures were expected to rise only a little above freezing across much of Wales on Thursday. |
Some mist and fog is expected later in the day with temperatures dropping close to freezing or below. | Some mist and fog is expected later in the day with temperatures dropping close to freezing or below. |