The alert was issued for all but one region – the North East – with some areas advised of ‘significant impacts’ in the health and social care sector.
Heavy snow continued to fall in Scotland today where a Met Office warning for up 8in (10cm) will run until 3pm tomorrow, while much of England was on flood watch.
Admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO Military Committee, urged both civilians and governments to prepare for conflict and potential conscription.
The AA has warned of ‘lengthy jams’ for traffic, while the Met Office has said Christmas travel plans could be affected with gusts of up to 70mph due to hit.