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| Situation Update No. 2 Ref.no.: CE-20100330-25526-GBR
Situation Update No. 2
On 2010-03-31 at 08:29:54 [UTC]
Event: Complex Emergency
Location: United Kingdom Scotland Scotland-wide Situation: The north of Scotland was worst affected, with temperatures dropping to minus 5C in Cairnwell, near Braemar. Some drivers were forced to dig their cars out from a foot of snow close to Denny in Stirlingshire. The lorries were stuck for several hours on the M90 as temperatures plummeted overnight across the country. Around three inches on snow settled on the road overnight, close to Bridge of Earn, making driving conditions difficult. Snow ploughs and gritters were out clearing roads overnight, and one gritter even got stuck in the snow. There were also delays on the A90 after a lorry jack-knifed in the icy weather. And there will be more to come as the cold weather pushes south. Met Office spokesman John Hammond said: 'The worst weather by far, with quite a lot of snow, is in parts of Northern Ireland and also the highlands of Scotland. 'Temperatures are close to freezing and around 20cm (8in) has already fallen in parts of Northern Ireland and a similar amount in parts of Scotland. We could see between 25 and 40cm (10-16in) more overnight. 'There will also be strong to gale force winds. This is going to cause problems not only on the roads becoming impassable but also issues with power supplies.' |  | | | |
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