Snow update: Police say avoid travelling in Ryedale overnight
Severe weather has disrupted travel in Ryedale and on the East Coast. Here’s the update at 10pm Wednesday.
Police say parts of the A169 from Pickering to Whitby have been impassable due to the snow.
The A171 from Scarborough to Whitby was completely blocked by snow and stranded vehicles.
The A170 at Sutton Bank is closed as vehicles have become stranded.
The advice is to avoid travelling in Scarborough and Ryedale this evening.
The weather warnings have been extended.
Officers say “Please keep away from these locations until the conditions have improved and the routes are clear.”
York and Selby haven’t seen any snow but tonight will be very cold and icy with temperatures down to minus 5 or 6.
A YELLOW weather warning for snow is in force and has been extended for areas east of Malton, including the North York Moors and East Riding, until 23:59 Thursday.
York and Selby are not expected to get any serious snow this time.