From the met office
Local areas affected Warning type Valid from Valid to 
North East England:  Darlington 
  Durham 
  Hartlepool 
  Middlesbrough 
  Northumberland 
  Redcar + Cleveland 
  Stockton-on-Tees 
  Tyne + Wear 
 Heavy Snow & Widespread Icy Roads 1500 Fri 1 1600 Sat 2 
Sleet and snow showers through Friday afternoon and evening, should ease for a time overnight, but will become widespread again later on Saturday morning and into the afternoon. Further fresh falls of 2 to 5 cm are expected, with locally up to 10cm. The wintry showers are also expected to fall on frozen roads and paths during Friday evening and overnight causing widespread ice in places.
The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the Highways Agency for further advice on traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads.
Issued at: 1022 Fri 1 Jan
			






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