Storm Emma
With snow set to cause disruption, the mercury expected to plummet, and a storm poised to roll across the United Kingdom, here are some of the questions and answers surrounding the weather.
Red: Extreme weather is expected. Ms Cusack expected a "dramatically" improving situation over the north and midlands on Friday but she said there could be more snow in southern and eastern counties. Some rural communities could become cut off. You must avoid risky areas and follow the advice of the emergency services and local authorities. Arctic conditions on the roads meant more than 300 people were stranded on the M80 in freezing temperatures - some for 20 hours - with many abandoning their vehicles.
"We will have a security team on duty at night, and maintenance teams have been alerted to make sure there is sufficient heating in the building, especially late at night", she said.
In a later update, the spokeswoman added: "The Met Office now confirm a red warning will be in place across the region from 3pm today, therefore our advice is to commence journeys home ASAP as we can not guarantee services will operate beyond this time".
A top level red alert, which indicates a danger of life, is in place for the central belt of Scotland until later on Thursday morning.
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The Met Office has issued amber warnings for today, Wednesday and Thursday for snow and low temperatures.
Beast from the East: Commuter chaos as more snow is dumped on Yorkshire's road networkWHAT IS STORM EMMA?
The warning, which lasts from 3pm today and 10am tomorrow, comes as schools across Fife have been closed and residents were warned not to travel. "Gales will come with the snow, bringing blizzard conditions to some southern and western parts of the United Kingdom that have so far been spared the snow", she said.
A 60-year-old man who died after being pulled from the water at Danson Park, near Welling, south-east London on Wednesday, has been named by the Metropolitan Police as Stephen Cavanagh. Several trains and flights have faced cancellations and delays since the start of this week, as airports around the country suspend operations to clear the snow from runways. Edinburgh Airport said most airlines had cancelled flights from the airport until lunchtime.
"Our primary concern is the safety of the public over the coming days".
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