Met Office issues amber heavy snow warning for parts of Greater Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Met Office today issued an amber weather warning covering parts of the north west with heavy snow forecast to 'cause significant disruption' tomorrow.
The warning says heavy snow is due from 3pm on Thursday and it covers a large area of northern England east of Greater Manchester which includes the Pennines.
The alert covers parts of Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. The alert, which lasts until noon on Friday, states: "Heavy snow is likely to cause significant disruption on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning." READ MORE: LIVE as snow starts falling over parts of Greater Manchester amid weather warnings It continues that people should expect delays on the roads with potential for some vehicles and passengers to become stranded.
It also warns there could be delays and cancellations of flights and rail services while there is a a 'good chance' some rural communities could be cut off.
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