THE Met Office has issued an urgent snow warning – causing more Christmas getaway chaos as the clean up from Storm Pia begins.
Snow and ice is forecast for northern Scotland from 9pm tonight until midday tomorrow.
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Journeys by road, rail and air are all likely to be longer in the warning zone.
Scots have been told to look out for icy patches on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.
Up to 15cm of snow could fall in some areas before it turns into rain.
A heavy blizzard is also expected for the Shetland Islands from 3pm today until 10am tomorrow.
It comes after Storm Pia yesterday sparked Christmas getaway chaos as 80mph winds battered Britain and halted festive travel plans.
Strong winds blasted most of the country, with felled trees blocking roads, dozens of flights grounded and trains cancelled.
The Eurostar was suddenly halted yesterday by a workers’ strike, trapping those trying to get home for their winter holiday.
British Airways grounded two dozen domestic and European flights to and from London Heathrow, including multiple links to and from Amsterdam.
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow were also among the routes experiencing cancellations.
All trains to and from London Euston were cancelled after overhead electric wires toppled onto the lines at Watford Junction.
The concourse at Euston was packed with passengers who had hoped to get a train home for Christmas from the station.
Snaps taken this morning show delayed passengers queuing up at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 1.
Pilots battled to land a diverted plane at Birmingham Airport in 50mph crosswinds.
A Finnair flight from Helsinki to Manchester also aborted its landing moments before its wheels touched the tarmac.
TransPennine Express issued a “Do Not Travel” warning until 3pm for customers planning to head to and from Edinburgh.
ScotRail had also cancelled trains along seven routes including Inverness to Aberdeen.
Kings Cross St Pancras was flooded with distraught travellers left stranded by the Eurostar walkout earlier.
All schools in the Shetland Islands were shut as locals bunker down against the storm.
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Locals reeled as the wind blew smashed glass into the entrance of an M&S in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Christmas markets in Liverpool and Hereford shut following the yellow warning.
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