The Environment Agency has issued a warning that flooding is now a possibility in England due to melting snow. Rain is now the "main hazard," and nationwide river flooding is expected to be "significant." The country's airports had to close their runways on Sunday due to heavy snow, causing significant disruptions throughout Britain. For hours, flights from John Lennon Airport in Manchester and Liverpool were grounded, while passengers on Northern Rail and TransPennine Express were advised to "do not travel."Elsewhere, Bristol and Birmingham airports were forced to temporarily suspend operations and Leeds Bradford Airport taking longer than expected to reopen.
One of the initial two amber weather warnings from the Met Office remains in place until midnight tonight and covers the north of England. The National Grid is still working to restore power after outages across the Midlands, south-west England and South Wales.
Summary of the day
Airports forced to shut runways - Manchester, Liverpool John Lennon and Leeds Bradford Airports were all forced to close their runways for varying lengths of time throughout the day. However, despite all managing to reopen, the backlog meant flights were still delayed. Power outages - The National Grid said it was working to restore electricity to homes throughout Saturday night. During Sunday, more houses were reported to lose power. At the time of writing there are still hundreds of homes waiting.
New weather warnings issued - A new yellow warning for rain was issued across southern England. The “heavy rainfall” is predicted to impact an area ranging from Cornwall across to Kent and is in place until Monday 9am.
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