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. Risk of disruption Warning Valid from Valid to North East England:60% Darlington 60% Durham 60% Hartlepool 60% Middlesbrough 60% Northumberland 60% Redcar + Cleveland 60% Stockton-on-Tees 60% Tyne + Wear Heavy Snow 0001 Mon 2 2359 Mon 2 There is a High Risk of a Severe Weather event affecting much of England and Wales on Monday. Periods of snow will continue to extend northwestwards through the day, with heavy falls likely in places. Although marked variations will occur from place to place, 5-10cm is likely in many areas with as much as 20-30cm possible, especially over higher ground. Drifting will occur in fresh to strong easterly winds. This could cause disruption to travel networks, especially across higher level routes. This Early Warning will be superseded by Flash messages. Issued at: 1407 Sun 1 Feb North East England:60% Darlington 60% Durham 60% Hartlepool 60% Middlesbrough 60% Northumberland 60% Redcar + Cleveland 60% Stockton-on-Tees 60% Tyne + Wear Heavy Snow 0000 Tue 3 2359 Tue 3 There is a High Risk of a Severe Weather event affecting much of England, Wales and eastern Scotland during Tuesday. Periods of snow will continue to extend northwestwards through the day, with heavy falls likely in places. Although marked variations will occur from place to place, 5-10cm is likely in many areas with as much as 20-30cm possible, especially over higher ground. Drifting will occur in fresh to strong easterly winds. This could cause disruption to travel networks, especially across higher level routes. Snow may turn to rain from the east at lower levels. This Early Warning will be updated at 11:00 on Monday 2nd February 2009. Issued at: 1343 Sun 1 Feb