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Dave Burke

Storm Malik: 30,000 homes without power as snow and ice warnings issued

Fresh weather warnings have been issued for ice and snow tomorrow as temperatures plummet, as thousands of homes are still without power following severe storms.

Today the Met Office issued new yellow warnings covering Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Siar, Strathclyde and Fife from midnight to 10am.

It comes as Scotland and parts of northern England were battered by winds of up to 100mph during Storm Malik yesterday, with an estimated 32,000 homes still without electricity.

Emergency workers have urged people in affected areas to stay at home with Storm Corrie set to strike today.

The Met Office warned: "In the wake of Storm Corrie, falling temperatures may allow a brief period of snow in a few areas, mainly on hills.

"Later in the night, clearer skies and wintry showers are expected, these most frequent for northwest and north Scotland, few and far between in eastern areas.

Fresh weather warnings have been put in place by the Met Office (Met Office)

"These are likely to lead to ice forming on untreated surfaces, while strong northwesterly winds may lead to temporary blizzard conditions over high ground, with 1-2 cm of snow above 200 m elevation and perhaps a few cm on the highest routes."

Robert Colburn, emergency response manager for Red Cross Scotland, told Sky News that people should "hunker down for the next 24 hours if required".

Weather warnings were in place across all of Scotland, northern England and parts of Northern Ireland for most of Saturday due to the high winds and rain.

The Met Office have said that another blast of severe strong winds, now officially named Storm Corrie, is set to hit parts of the UK.

It is set to move eastwards across Scotland on Sunday and push across the North Sea in the early hours of Monday.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for wind across northern parts of Scotland from Sunday into Monday morning.

Chief meteorologist Dan Suri said: "Storm Corrie will bring very strong winds to the north of the UK, especially northern Scotland, on Sunday. This follows just one day after Storm Malik moves though also bringing a spell of very strong winds.

"Storm Corrie will bring gusts of up to 90mph in exposed coastal locations in northern Scotland, with 70-80mph gusts more widely in the north."

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