Yellow weather warning in place for areas of Derbyshire

A further Yellow weather warning is in place from 8pm tonight (6th January) across Derbyshire for snow and ice.

It comes after heavy snow affected the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales at lunchtime, with Buxton Police closing the A53 section between Buxton and Leek as they attended to just one of many road incidents.

The Met Office says there could be some disruption on the roads because of frequent sleet, hail and snow showers.

What to expect

• Travel delays on roads with a small chance of some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel

• There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

• There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off

• Craig Snell, a Met Office Weather Forecaster said:

• "Main message is to allow some extra time for your journey, make sure your car is prepared, make sure you've got some warm weather gear in your car just in case you get stuck, in a traffic jam for example, make sure your car is full up with petrol.

• "If you've got vulnerable or elderly people nearby, save them having to go outside in the cold, why not give them a ring and see whether they're ok, just be sensible really is the main message.

• "One of the best things to do is to talk to each other, if you've got vulnerable neighbours, just maybe ask them if you can go and do their shopping for them, to save them going out."

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