Major incidents declared as UK hit by snow, ‘severe’ floods & ice as flights suspended and 2 dead in -13C plunge
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MAJOR incidents have been declared across the UK as the country was hit by snow, "severe" floods and ice. Weather warnings for snow and ice are once again in force today with more travel disruption and school closures expected. A yellow snow and ice warning is in place across most of south-west England and Wales, coastal parts of North Wales and Merseyside and parts of north-west England and the West Midlands, until 10am on Tuesday.
![[Heavy snow in Hulme, Manchester, early on Tuesday morning]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/7-1-25-heavy-snow-962055207.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The same warning is in place for western and northern parts of Scotland until midday and in Northern Ireland until 11am. Last night temperatures of -13.3°C were recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the highlands of Scotland. A critical incident has been declared by East Midlands Ambulance for the first time ever with flooding partly responsible for the "level of escalation".
![[A yellow snow and ice warning is in place until 10am on Tuesday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NINTCHDBPICT000962092049.jpg?strip=all&w=771)
A major incident was declared by authorities in Lincolnshire on Monday night with a warning that more flooding could occur on Tuesday. Lincolnshire Resilience Forum said 40 flood warnings and 29 flood alerts were in place across the county with reports of 62 properties "internally flooded".
![[A flooded Eckington Road in Defford, Worcestershire]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/flooded-eckington-road-defford-worcestershire-961976981.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"We are keeping a really close watch on this as it develops because we know that there might potentially be more flooding, particularly in areas which may be affected by tidal waters," a statement said. It also said emergency services were on standby at Greatford, near Stamford, to monitor the West Glen River which it said threatened to inundate 49 properties in the area.
![[A yellow warning for snow covering some southern counties of England on Wednesday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NINTCHDBPICT000962092134.jpg?strip=all&w=867)
