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Severe weather warnings as storms batter UK | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Storms are battering the UK on Monday, with snow, downpours of rain and winds of up to 65mph (105km/h). | |
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are worst hit, with the weather bringing disruption across the country. | |
BBC forecasters say low pressure is ushering in the first strong autumn storms which could bring down branches. | |
Severe weather warnings are in place in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and western counties of England, with snow and sleet closing roads in Scotland. | |
Drifting snow | |
In Scotland, gale force winds and driving rain are battering large parts of the country. | |
Travelling conditions have been poor and some ferries have been disrupted. | |
Speed restrictions were in place on many bridges and fallen trees caused problems on the A82 near Drumnadrochit. | |
There is also snow on the higher roads such as the A9 at Drumochter in the Highlands and on the M74 north of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway. | |
Grampian Police said the A93 Glenshee to Braemar road was closed due to drifting snow and high winds and would remain closed for some time. | |
But snow triggered optimism in Scotland's ski resorts as flakes began to fall at Lecht ski resort in Aberdeenshire and Cairngorm Mountain ski resort near Aviemore. | |
Cairngorm operations manager Colin Matthew said: "We started skiing at the end of November last year, so we hope it's the start of a good year." | |
In Northern Ireland, motorists were advised to drive with extreme caution after reports of ice, flooding, debris and fallen trees on the roads after overnight storms. | |
A number of severe weather warnings have been issued by The Met Office. | |
Mid-week respite | |
In Wales, there were warnings of gale force winds and heavy rain. | |
Parts of the north-west of England were set to be hit by heavy snow and rain and a severe weather warning of heavy rain was also issued for south west England. | |
Rain is expected to spread eastwards throughout the day. | Rain is expected to spread eastwards throughout the day. |
BBC weather forecaster Alex Deakin said there would be winds of 40 or 50mph, but they could reach 65mph on western coasts. | |
Although the storms are fairly typical for the time of year, they follow a period of quite benign conditions, he added. | |
The longer-term forecast is also bleak, with storms and heavy winds likely to return by Thursday or Friday after a brief mid-week respite. | |
Have you been affected by the stormy weather? | Have you been affected by the stormy weather? |
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