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| Wales weather: Disruption due on Friday with more warnings | Wales weather: Disruption due on Friday with more warnings |
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| More rain, snow and "very strong winds" are set to bring fresh disruption across Wales as engineers work to reconnect power to thousands of homes. | More rain, snow and "very strong winds" are set to bring fresh disruption across Wales as engineers work to reconnect power to thousands of homes. |
| Around 13,500 properties in mid and north Wales are currently without electricity, ScottishPower said. | |
| In south and west Wales, 370 homes were still cut off according to Western Power Distribution. | In south and west Wales, 370 homes were still cut off according to Western Power Distribution. |
| The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" warnings for heavy rain and possible blizzard conditions on Friday. | The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" warnings for heavy rain and possible blizzard conditions on Friday. |
| First Great Western has cancelled some Swansea to London Paddington services due to flooding and urges travellers to check for updates. | First Great Western has cancelled some Swansea to London Paddington services due to flooding and urges travellers to check for updates. |
| Irish Ferries said due to adverse weather conditions on the Irish Sea its Swift Sailings from Holyhead to Dublin have been cancelled. | Irish Ferries said due to adverse weather conditions on the Irish Sea its Swift Sailings from Holyhead to Dublin have been cancelled. |
| ScottishPower, which is responsible for the electricity network across north and mid Wales, said Friday's weather could cause further problems for its teams already struggling to reconnect customer supplies since Wednesday's storm. | ScottishPower, which is responsible for the electricity network across north and mid Wales, said Friday's weather could cause further problems for its teams already struggling to reconnect customer supplies since Wednesday's storm. |
| Guy Jefferson from ScottishPower told BBC Wales that expected 60 to 70mph gusts make it "dangerous in terms of working at heights". | Guy Jefferson from ScottishPower told BBC Wales that expected 60 to 70mph gusts make it "dangerous in terms of working at heights". |
| "It's going to be a real battle today," he said. | |
| "We are doing our best to get everybody back on as soon as possible." | |
| He said over 1,000 staff have been working in the field to fix problems. | |
| The Met Office said 40mm of rain was possible across south Wales on Friday. | The Met Office said 40mm of rain was possible across south Wales on Friday. |
| The snow warning covers ground over 300m in parts of south east Wales, mid Wales and into Conwy, Denbighshire and Wrexham until noon on Friday before it returns to rain. | The snow warning covers ground over 300m in parts of south east Wales, mid Wales and into Conwy, Denbighshire and Wrexham until noon on Friday before it returns to rain. |
| Forecasters said: "The public should be aware of the potential for very poor conditions and disruption to travel due to snow as well as temporary blizzard conditions over the higher routes due to strong winds accompanying the system." | Forecasters said: "The public should be aware of the potential for very poor conditions and disruption to travel due to snow as well as temporary blizzard conditions over the higher routes due to strong winds accompanying the system." |
| Two flood warnings remain in force in Wales, covering the River Wye at Monmouth and the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Trevalyn Meadows. | Two flood warnings remain in force in Wales, covering the River Wye at Monmouth and the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Trevalyn Meadows. |
| Natural Resources Wales also had several flood alerts in force. | Natural Resources Wales also had several flood alerts in force. |