Met Office issues 15-hour snow warning for north of England

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The Met Office has issued a 15-hour yellow weather warning for snow in parts of northern England this week.

Forecasters are warning that Storm Eunice, the second storm of the week, may cause disruption due to heavy snow and some strong winds on Friday.

The worst-affected areas could see up to 30cm of snow on the ground.

The yellow weather warning is in place from 3am to 6pm on Friday, February 18, and stretches from Scotland down to Sheffield and Manchester.

There is also an amber warning for wind covering parts of the north west and further south for the same time period.

The Met Office said: "Snow, heavy in places, is likely to develop on the northern side of Storm Eunice as it moves across the UK on Friday.

"There is still uncertainty in the track of Storm Eunice and not all areas within the warning area are expected to see snow.

"However, some places may see around 5cm of snow at low levels away from coasts.

"Accumulations are expected to be significantly higher over hills though with 10 to 20 cm perhaps up to 30 cm possible above around 250 metres.

"Strong winds occurring at the same time may lead to very poor visibility, blizzard conditions and drifting of lying snow."

The Met Office is warning that travel may be disrupted and some rural communities could lose power.

There is also a chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected, the Met Office said.

On Wednesday, heavy rain and 80mph winds battered parts of the UK as Storm Dudley struck.

Storm Eunice is expected to be even more damaging, with stronger winds than Dudley as well as heavy snow and possible blizzard conditions.

Gusts of wind are predicted to top 90mph in the south west and south Wales on Friday,