Flood risk as Britain is braced for gale force winds and heavy rain

By Murray Wardrop Published: 7:30AM GMT twenty-five February 2010

Heavy snow and strong wind force winds will brush Britain over the subsequent couple of days Photo: PA

With forecasters heralding this winter as the chilliest for some-more than thirty years, the cold snap is eventually easing the grip, ushering in complicated downpours and high winds.

Severe go on warnings have been released for southern areas, with gusts of up to 45mph approaching on the south seashore tonight and around an in. of snow descending opposite majority of the country.

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The soppy and breezy go on is approaching to go on tomorrow, unconditional opposite the south west, Wales and southern England and comes after complicated showers in most areas yesterday.

An in. of snow fell in tools of southern England call fears of flooding due to already humid belligerent and high stream levels.

The Environment Agency has released eighteen inundate watch alerts opposite the south eastward and East Anglia.

Meanwhile, the wintry go on one after another in Scotland yesterday with up to 6 details of snow in a little areas and high winds causing drifts.

A traveller had to be airlifted to sanatorium from Ben Nevis yesterday pang critical head injuries after he got held in an avalanche.

The Met Office released serious go on warnings for Scotland, Northern Ireland and tools of north eastward and north west England, and serve snow showers are approaching today.

Temperatures are approaching to be milder over the subsequent couple of days, reaching 48F (9C) in southern areas and superfluous on top of frozen overnight everywhere save tools of Scotland.

However, notwithstanding short balmy spells on Saturday, the snow looks set to stay via the weekend, branch to snow in northern England and Scotland. Further deluges are approaching on Sunday.

A Met Office mouthpiece said: "Its time to feed on grass down the hatches as were in for a really soppy and breezy time over the subsequent couple of days.

"After weeks of frozen go on and north eastward winds, the all change. The settlement has eventually been damaged by a fibre of go on systems entrance opposite the Atlantic bringing complicated snow and strong wind force winds."

Ken Hunt, an Environment Agency spokesman, added: "The go on is seeking really unsettled by to Sunday with enlarged durations of complicated rain.

"The complaint is that the belligerent is already really soppy in places, so it wouldnt get dripping up and will come in the rivers some-more quickly.

"Many rivers are already flattering full, so we are endangered that we will see a little flooding if the snow persists."