The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for heavy snow across the west country on Friday.

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Forecasters say up to 50mm (2in) of rain could fall in parts of the country on Saturday, and the Met Office has issued an early severe weather warning.

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The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for South East England for Friday, warning of snow throughout the region - including much of East and West Sussex - and a danger of some drifting.

BBC: Severe weather in Sussex

An amber warning of severe weather has been issued by the Met Office for the South West.

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The Met Office said a yellow warning for severe weather remained in place but the snow would ease off throughout the day.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for severe weather in the West Midlands with temperatures expected to remain near freezing.

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The Met Office has issued an early warning of severe weather, with further rain and showers forecast to sweep across the Yorkshire and Humber region throughout the weekend.

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However, what they could have foreseen was the storm that sent the stage down particularly because the National Weather Service had declared a severe thunderstorm warning in the area 10 minutes before the stage fell.

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