I’ve just received an update from the county council’s highways services manager giving more details about an Amber weather warning for snow issued by the Met Office this morning.
The Met Office have now issued an Amber weather warning for snow from 07:00 this morning until 12:00, with Storm Bert bringing a spell of heavy snow across the county, with rain expected later in the day. The Yellow weather warning for strong wind, associated with Storm Bert, remains in place until 19:00 today.
Overnight there have been no reports of weather-related incidents.
Highways have had all their gritters out treating the P1 and P2 network and are continuing treatment this morning, for further information regarding snow and ice, please refer to our daily winter updates.
Over the course of the weekend, we have the following resources available if required.
Highways
• On call Emergency Response Countywide Manager
• On call Emergency Highway Inspectors
• On call Emergency Action Teams
• On call Gully Motors
Clean and Green
• Additional officers on call
Building and Facilities
• Officers on call
• 6 trades people and 1 supervisor
• They are contactable via the help desk on 03000 267890 (24 Hour)
Further Updates:
• Staff from across the services will continue to monitor and react accordingly, including out of hours through usual procedures.
• Information will be posted on the Councils website:
• http://www.durham.gov.uk/alerts
• If you wish to report an issue in your area, please either contact us by telephone 03000 261000or use our online facility at https://doitonline.durham.gov.uk/MyServices
