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| NI snow continues to cause havoc | |
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| Snow is continuing to cause havoc on Northern Ireland's roads, however, the Roads Service says all are passable with care. | |
| Commuters travelling into Belfast have been facing large tailbacks as efforts continue to clear the snow. | Commuters travelling into Belfast have been facing large tailbacks as efforts continue to clear the snow. |
| Numerous schools are closed with some prison visits cancelled. Electricity has been restored to all but 200 homes. Belfast Zoo is also closed. | |
| The police have called on motorists to exercise "extreme caution". | |
| Counties Armagh, Antrim, Down and Londonderry were worst affected by the much heavier than anticipated fall. | |
| Colin Brown, network maintenance manager with the Roads Service, said his organisation was doing all it could to keep traffic flowing. | |
| "We've been salting the roads since half three yesterday afternoon, right through the evening and right through this morning. | |
| "To try to keep roads free from snow, particularly after the traffic has gone home at night, is one of the difficulties we face. It needs the passage of traffic to interact with the salt to turn it into slush." | |
| Weather experts say the snow has been caused by cold air from the Continent meeting rain over the North Sea. | Weather experts say the snow has been caused by cold air from the Continent meeting rain over the North Sea. |
| There was heavy snowfall in Crossgar, County Down | There was heavy snowfall in Crossgar, County Down |
| BBC weather forecaster Peter Gibbs said: "There has been a lot of snow overnight over the eastern side of Northern Ireland with up to 12cm in Belfast. There's been more snow for Cumbria and across a large part of Scotland. That will clear away for a time today. | |
| "There will be more snow from the west for Northern Ireland this afternoon and Scotland this evening. There will be several centimetres, especially over the high ground. | "There will be more snow from the west for Northern Ireland this afternoon and Scotland this evening. There will be several centimetres, especially over the high ground. |
| "The rest of the UK will be fine. It will be 2-3C across northern parts and we could get up to 8-9C in the south." | "The rest of the UK will be fine. It will be 2-3C across northern parts and we could get up to 8-9C in the south." |
| You can send your weather pictures to nipics@bbc.co.uk. Read the terms and conditions | You can send your weather pictures to nipics@bbc.co.uk. Read the terms and conditions |