has issued a power cut warning for 90 towns across the UK as the
in the last 24 hours for snow and ice as they warn of the disruption that the weather could bring.
In an amber warning, warns: “Power cuts and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, affected.”
last night with more expected to fall throughout Sunday, especially in northern areas.
The said: “Cold in the north, with snow and sleet spreading across northern England and into southern Scotland. Wet further south, with freezing rain affecting parts of north Wales and central England, before turning drier and milder in the far south later.”
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The Met Office has warned of the risk of power outages across the UK (Image: Getty)
Snow fell across large parts of the UK last night, with as much as 30cm expected today in some parts (Image: Getty)
Looking ahead to tonight, it added: “Unsettled with further snow across the north, and heavy rain spreading eastwards in the south. Turning colder overnight, with snow returning to parts of England and Wales by Monday morning.”
The power cut warning is in effect for much of the country, reaching from in the north to in the southwest.
The combat the threat of power outages, the has provided guidance on precautions to take and what to do in the event of a power cut.
The guidance states: “If you experience a power cut you should contact the electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) that covers your area.
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The Met Office has warned that the wintery blast could lead to power cuts and travel chaos (Image: Getty)
“It’s your Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) who is responsible for maintaining physical electricity supplies to your home or business.
“DNOs own and operate the distribution network of towers and cables that bring electricity from the national transmission network to homes and businesses.
“They don’t sell electricity to consumers; this is done by the electricity retailers whose name appears on your bill.”
Full list of areas at risk
East Midlands
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- Leicester
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- Rutland
East of England
- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Luton
- Norfolk
- Peterborough
- Southend-on-Sea
- Suffolk
- Thurrock
London & South East England
- Bracknell Forest
- Buckinghamshire
- East Sussex
- Greater London
- Hampshire
- Kent
- Medway
- Milton Keynes
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Slough
- Surrey
- West Berkshire
- West Sussex
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
North West England
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
South West England
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bristol
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Swindon
- Wiltshire
West Midlands
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Telford and Wrekin
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands Conurbation
- Worcestershire
Yorkshire & Humber
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
North East England
- Northumberland
North West England
- Cumbria