UK gales and snow - your stories
Gales reaching up to 100mph are expected to batter Britain - causing disruption already in Scotland and some northern parts of England. You tell us your stories in pictures and on social media on how you've been affected by the weather so far.
- Met office issues red alert warning for hurricane force winds on Thursday - our early news report from Severin Carrell:
School closures in Scotland as 100mph gales batter BritainThousands of schools across western and central Scotland have been closed after the Met Office warned that hurricane force winds could ca...- Scotland was already hit by adverse weather conditions earlier in the week when snow and ice caused disruption.
Snow and ice hit northern UKFirst big falls of the winter cause treacherous road conditions in northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland- You sent in your pictures of the snow to our UK Snow Flickr group:
- A number of travel, traffic and transport websites have been keeping users updated via Twitter. You can see our Twitter list and follow it for updates. Other websites worth checking include the Met Office, Meteogroup for weather warnings and Traveline Scotland - which also has a list of useful links for bus and rail providers websites.
Due To Falling Masonry In James Street,the Front Entrance To The Station Is Closed.All Passengers Ar More: tinyurl.com/bo7z9oj
RT @envagencynw: We have issued a few flood alerts across Cumbria. Keep an eye on the latest situation at bit.ly/jrKGPe
FRB closed. All services to/from Edin/Fife onwards suspended diversions via Kincardine Bridge, long delays expected: ow.ly/7SHOn- The Scottish government website also has more details on school closures and the high winds and BBC News has a live travel map for the region.
wellie bins hitting cars, and roof tyles off in the stair across the road due to high winds #scotstorm- Soon on Twitter the hashtag #Scotstorm was being used to pass around links and information - but in true Scot style this was quickly supplemented with the tag #hurricanbawbag - and was briefly the number one trending topic on Twitter.
Bad weather warning!Scotland has been cancelled today. Please return to your beds. #scotstorm #hurricanebawbag- The BBC's shipping forecasters encoutered a first...
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