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Severe weather

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Background

Severe weather (e.g. heat, heavy snow, blizzards, dense fog, gales, flooding and widespread ice) can cause great disruption to daily routines. Although certain sections of the community are particularly vulnerable, including older people and those who are infirm or who have disabilities, severe weather does not discriminate.  

Where can I find the UK weather warning overview?

Met Office – East Midlands – Severe Weather, Flooding, Drought  
Met Office - Heat-Health Watch

 

 

What do do in severe weather – advice

See the Met Office for advice on:

  • severe gales, heavy rain, heavy snow and icy roads
  • thunderstorms and lightning
  • heat and sun
  • snow and icy roads
  • dense fog

Heatwave

 The NHS has issued guidance on ways to look after yourself and others during hot weather.
Click onto the NHS website for the Heatwave Plan for England (2009 Edition) for the information below:

  1. NHS Heatwave Guide to Looking after Yourself and Others

  2. NHS Heatwave Advice for Health and Social Care Professionals

  3. Information for the public

Further information about what to do before/during/after a heatwave see the following links:

Winter Advice 

The Highways Agency ask you to be prepared for winter by:

  • check your route and the weather forecast before you travel
  • keep listening to the travel news while on the road
  • prepare a winter weather kit – including warm clothes, boots, food and drink, torch and batteries, de-icer and an ice scraper.
  • if severe weather arrives, don’t drive unless your journey is absolutely essential – delay your journey until the weather improves
  •  Highways Agency – Winter on England’s Major Roads

 Salting the roads

Both the Highways Agency and County/City Councils highways departments salt the roads.

Other Information

UK Resilience

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