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| Wales weather: 3,000 without power after more snow | Wales weather: 3,000 without power after more snow |
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| More than 3,000 homes in north Wales are without power following another night of snow. | More than 3,000 homes in north Wales are without power following another night of snow. |
| Scottish Power say they believe a tree has fallen onto power lines in the Llangollen area affecting customers there and in the Dee Valley. | Scottish Power say they believe a tree has fallen onto power lines in the Llangollen area affecting customers there and in the Dee Valley. |
| On Friday about 600 customers were without power after a separate problem. | On Friday about 600 customers were without power after a separate problem. |
| Further snow has fallen across the country overnight, following Friday's widespread disruption which hit roads, rail and schools. | Further snow has fallen across the country overnight, following Friday's widespread disruption which hit roads, rail and schools. |
| A band of snow has moved southwards during the night with heavy snow falling in Powys and some in the Gwent Valleys. | |
| Emergency services warning that many roads are treacherous and people are being warned to travel only if necessary. North Wales Police who were called out to help stranded motorists in some cases found themselves in difficulties coping with the conditions. | |
| Forecasters say the weather should turn much colder, bringing the risk of ice. | Forecasters say the weather should turn much colder, bringing the risk of ice. |
| BBC Wales weather presenter Sue Charles said: "We've had some very disruptive weather over the last 24 hours. | |
| "There has been fresh snowfall across north east Wales overnight, and that band slipped south eastwards into Powys and the Valleys. | |
| "The Met Office has downgraded its warning for north east Wales to yellow. | |
| "The snow will gradually ease through the day, but with 10-20 cm of lying snow at lower levels - the heaviest in Wrexham and Flintshire - mixed with some very strong winds - drifting likely - and still causing disruption. | |
| "Turning much colder overnight, a widespread frost is likely and ice could also cause a few problems." | |
| Snow flurries | |
| Ms Charles said it would be drier on Sunday with just a few snow flurries possible in the east, but it would be much colder with highs of between 1 and 3C. | |
| It will stay cold next week, she added, but largely dry and temperatures will begin to return to normal over the Easter weekend. | |
| About 600 customers - mainly in the Dee Valley - were left without power for a time on Friday with the Dee Valley the worst affected area and rail travel on the North Wales Coast line was disrupted. | About 600 customers - mainly in the Dee Valley - were left without power for a time on Friday with the Dee Valley the worst affected area and rail travel on the North Wales Coast line was disrupted. |
| Scottish Power said most of those customers had now had services restored. | Scottish Power said most of those customers had now had services restored. |
| The company said they are working with the local authorities to try to get access and their engineers are trying to fix the new problems affecting services. | |
| More than 3,000 customers were affected, the company said. | More than 3,000 customers were affected, the company said. |
| Road crashes | |
| On the roads, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said there had been a few traffic collisions on Friday night and early on Saturday. | |
| The worse incident saw a person taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash on the A458 between Welshpool and Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, at about 01:20 GMT. | |
| Gwent Police said there had been a few road collisions on Saturday but none were serious. Monmouthshire appeared to be the county worse hit by snow, it said. | |
| Over 200 schools closed on Friday, mainly in north east Wales and there were several weather-related road crashes. | |
| The Met Office said it was already known to be the heaviest snowfall for late March since 2001, when 10-15cm (4-6in) was widespread at lower levels. | The Met Office said it was already known to be the heaviest snowfall for late March since 2001, when 10-15cm (4-6in) was widespread at lower levels. |
| The snowfall is also expected to be the heaviest for the time of year in north east Wales since 1979. | The snowfall is also expected to be the heaviest for the time of year in north east Wales since 1979. |
| Flood alerts | Flood alerts |
| Two flood alerts were in place in areas around the rivers of north west Wales, from Abergwyngregyn to Aberdaron as well as on the River Erch at Abererch in Gwynedd. | Two flood alerts were in place in areas around the rivers of north west Wales, from Abergwyngregyn to Aberdaron as well as on the River Erch at Abererch in Gwynedd. |
| The bad weather arrived, as forecast, to coincide with the rush hour on Friday morning affecting motorists and rail journeys. | The bad weather arrived, as forecast, to coincide with the rush hour on Friday morning affecting motorists and rail journeys. |
| All schools in Flintshire were closed on Friday. Outpatient clinics at Wrexham Maelor hospital were cancelled. | All schools in Flintshire were closed on Friday. Outpatient clinics at Wrexham Maelor hospital were cancelled. |