Severe Weather events are not preventable but are quite
often predictable. The Meteorological Office issue Severe Weather Warnings by
fax to Leeds City Council when a forecast has been made for weather conditions
which may cause considerable disruption to traffic conditions, damage property
or even present a danger to life.
Such weather conditions include high winds, intense or
prolonged rainfall and heavy snow.
Advice on what you can do in the case of severe weather
can be found in the ‘Snow advice’ and ‘Storms advice’ documents.
Information concerning research on climate variability
and climate change, and the possible effects on the frequency of severe
weather, can be found on the ‘Met Office – Climate Variability’
link.