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17/12/2010
Briefing Arranged As Severe Weather Hits
A major Government briefing has been arranged for this morning as another bout of severe weather engulf the State.
A weather warning from the Met Office said very cold wintry weather would continue into next week with ice by day and by night.
Further snow showers are expected today, mainly in Connacht, Ulster and West Munster, while total accumulations up to lunchtime today are predicted to reach five to ten centimetres over Ulster and Connacht.
The worst of the snow is expected for high ground, with the possibly some drifting, but totals of 2-5 cm elsewhere.
In response to the influx of freezing conditions, the Inter Agency Co-ordination Group on Severe Weather is meeting this morning in Dublin to discuss the matter.
The group brings together representatives from the responsible Government Departments and public bodies dealing with services to come up with ways to tackle the severe weather.
Officials from public transport agencies, health, education, defence, environment, enterprise and weather experts will all meet to consider the latest information.
Meanwhile, a second more significant snow event is expected to occur later today and for a time tonight, with widespread snowfall. A band of heavy snow is expected to spread across the country from the west and northwest. Further totals of ten to 15cm are possible, with all areas at risk.
Highest temperatures are predicted to be zero to 3 degrees at best but it will feel substantially colder than the official forecast in the fresh northwesterly wind. Winds gusting up to gale force may create blizzard-like conditions in some places.
(DW)
A weather warning from the Met Office said very cold wintry weather would continue into next week with ice by day and by night.
Further snow showers are expected today, mainly in Connacht, Ulster and West Munster, while total accumulations up to lunchtime today are predicted to reach five to ten centimetres over Ulster and Connacht.
The worst of the snow is expected for high ground, with the possibly some drifting, but totals of 2-5 cm elsewhere.
In response to the influx of freezing conditions, the Inter Agency Co-ordination Group on Severe Weather is meeting this morning in Dublin to discuss the matter.
The group brings together representatives from the responsible Government Departments and public bodies dealing with services to come up with ways to tackle the severe weather.
Officials from public transport agencies, health, education, defence, environment, enterprise and weather experts will all meet to consider the latest information.
Meanwhile, a second more significant snow event is expected to occur later today and for a time tonight, with widespread snowfall. A band of heavy snow is expected to spread across the country from the west and northwest. Further totals of ten to 15cm are possible, with all areas at risk.
Highest temperatures are predicted to be zero to 3 degrees at best but it will feel substantially colder than the official forecast in the fresh northwesterly wind. Winds gusting up to gale force may create blizzard-like conditions in some places.
(DW)
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