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North East England: severe weather warnings

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Weather warnings overview

 Early warnings and Advisories have been issued for North East England

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Map regions coloured show where severe weather warnings have been issued.
The Met Office has responsibility for providing weather warnings for the UK.

For further information on the impacts caused by the weather go to our severe impacts severe weather impact links.

Flash warnings of severe or extreme weather
These are issued when the Met Office has 80% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few hours.

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No flash warnings have been issued for North East England

Early warnings of severe or extreme weather
These are issued when the Met Office has 60% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few days.

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North East England:
60% Durham
60% Northumberland
 Heavy Snow, Drifting Snow & Blizzards 0000 Thu 4 1200 Thu 4

There is a high risk of a severe weather event affecting parts of Scotland and northern England. Snow spreading from the west on Wednesday evening will become persistent and heavy at times by the early hours of Thursday morning, eventually clearing away eastwards by Thursday afternoon. There is the potential for 10-20cm of snow on ground above about 150 metres with blizzard conditions and considerable drifting in strong winds. This could cause disruption to travel networks across higher level routes.

This warning will be updated by 1100 Wednesday 3rd December, unless superceded by the issue of Flash warnings.

For areas with less than 60% risk of disruption, please see Advisories on the Met Office web site.

Issued at: 1536 Tue 2 Dec

Advisory of severe or extreme weather
These advisories are issued by 1100 daily as routine and indicate confidence of expected severe or extreme weather. Early warnings and Flash Warnings supersede advisories when confidence levels are 60% or greater.

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North East England:
  Darlington
  Hartlepool
  Middlesbrough
  Redcar + Cleveland
  Stockton-on-Tees
  Tyne + Wear
 Drifting Snow & Heavy Snow Thu 4 Dec

There is a moderate risk of a severe event affecting parts of Scotland and northern England. Snow spreading from the west Wednesday evening is likely to become persistent and heavy at times into Thursday morning, especially on hills, and potentially to some lower levels. Considerable drifting is likely over higher ground in strong winds. The snow, turning to rain at lower levels, will clear eastwards by Thursday afternoon.

Issued at: 1555 Tue 2 Dec

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders Yorkshire & Humber Strathclyde Central, Tayside & Fife North West England